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Veterinarians in Sauk County, WI
How Sauk County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,114 of 1,485 scored counties
#36 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 veterinarians in Sauk County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Sauk County spend about $23.8M a year on pets, or $851 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Sauk County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sauk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sauk County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,114 of 1,485 scored counties and #36 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sauk 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.
| Measure | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,749 | 3,532 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portage County, WI | 76 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #144 of 1,485 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 76 | 17 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #148 of 1,485 |
| 3Kenosha County, WI | 75 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −0.4% | #171 of 1,485 |
| 4Calumet County, WI | 75 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #180 of 1,485 |
| 5Winnebago County, WI | 73 | 16 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #209 of 1,485 |
| 6Eau Claire County, WI | 73 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #211 of 1,485 |
| 7Sheboygan County, WI | 72 | 11 | 2.2 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #229 of 1,485 |
| 8Outagamie County, WI | 71 | 26 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.6% | #265 of 1,485 |
| 9La Crosse County, WI | 70 | 12 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #278 of 1,485 |
| 10Waukesha County, WI | 68 | 62 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #321 of 1,485 |
| 36Sauk County, WI | 34 | 13 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #1,114 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Sauk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses35
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Sauk County, WI?
There are 13 veterinarians on map listings in Sauk County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Sauk County, WI spend on pets?
About $23.8M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Sauk County has 4.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Sauk County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 34 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,114 of 1,485 scored counties.
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