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Veterinarians in Lafayette County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Lafayette County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On pets · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,478
+5.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Lafayette County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $816 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $5.5M a year on pets. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Lafayette County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,691 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Lafayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lafayette County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Veterinarians in Lafayette County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.53.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment1,6913,5323,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$816$861$909
Median household income$76,462$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Lafayette County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,478+5.2% since 2020
Households
6,763
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$76,462+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,228
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
5,035
Daytime population
13,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Lafayette County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Portage County, WI7672.4$3.5M+2.2%#144 of 1,485
2Washington County, WI76173.0$3.2M+1.8%#148 of 1,485
3Kenosha County, WI75142.0$4.4M−0.4%#171 of 1,485
4Calumet County, WI7562.8$3.3M+2.9%#180 of 1,485
5Winnebago County, WI73162.2$3.8M+1.4%#209 of 1,485
6Eau Claire County, WI73112.5$3.4M+3.0%#211 of 1,485
7Sheboygan County, WI72112.2$3.7M0.0%#229 of 1,485
8Outagamie County, WI71263.3$2.7M+2.6%#265 of 1,485
9La Crosse County, WI70122.3$3.6M+0.3%#278 of 1,485
10Waukesha County, WI68623.7$2.9M+2.4%#321 of 1,485
Lafayette County, WINot scored34.4$1.8M+5.2%

Other business types in Lafayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Lafayette County, WI?

There are 3 veterinarians on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Lafayette County, WI spend on pets?

About $5.5M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,763 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lafayette County, WI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Lafayette County has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,691 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Lafayette County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 17,478 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,763 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $76,462 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lafayette County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lafayette County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Lafayette County

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