Market rankings · Pets
Top markets for veterinarians
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians. The score weighs household spending per clinic, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 43,181
- 8,238 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 34,296
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.5B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- Spending per listing: $2.7M
A site report maps the veterinarians on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The U.S. has 43,181 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8,238 are chain locations, or 19%. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $117.5B a year on pets, or $909 per household. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the U.S. was 34,296 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. They employ 475,106 people, with $25.2B in annual payroll.
The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area has the highest market score for veterinarians among 384 scored metro areas, at 97. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per clinic is 62% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 34% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 89 | 186 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +5.8% |
| 8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 84 | 377 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +3.5% |
| 11Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 83 | 124 | 2.8 | $4M | +3.8% |
| 15Fresno, CA | 82 | 85 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.2% |
| 17Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 81 | 815 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +10.3% |
| 19San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 | 184 | 2.7 | $5.5M | −0.6% |
| 20Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 | 708 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +3.3% |
| 24Urban Honolulu, HI | 78 | 81 | 2.4 | $4.9M | −2.3% |
| 38Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 74 | 950 | 2.6 | $3.7M | 0.0% |
| 40Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 628 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +7.3% |
| 44Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 73 | 511 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +3.3% |
| 46San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 72 | 508 | 2.9 | $4.7M | −2.4% |
| 51Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 72 | 1,025 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +10.6% |
| 55Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 71 | 790 | 3.4 | $3M | +5.9% |
| 64Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 68 | 1,211 | 2.7 | $4.2M | −2.6% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 97 | 44 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +14.5% |
| 2Midland, TX | 91 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +9.8% |
| 3Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 89 | 186 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +5.8% |
| 4Fargo, ND-MN | 87 | 18 | 1.6 | $5.3M | +7.7% |
| 5Kennewick-Richland, WA | 87 | 30 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +6.5% |
| 6Yuma, AZ | 85 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +9.2% |
| 7Odessa, TX | 84 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% |
| 8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 84 | 377 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +3.5% |
| 9Yuba City, CA | 83 | 11 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +3.3% |
| 10St. George, UT | 83 | 16 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +17.4% |
| 11Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 83 | 124 | 2.8 | $4M | +3.8% |
| 12Merced, CA | 83 | 19 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +5.1% |
| 13Ogden, UT | 83 | 67 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +5.3% |
| 14Stockton-Lodi, CA | 82 | 62 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +5.5% |
| 15Fresno, CA | 82 | 85 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.2% |
| 16Longview-Kelso, WA | 81 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +3.5% |
| 17Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 81 | 815 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +10.3% |
| 18Laredo, TX | 80 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% |
| 19San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 | 184 | 2.7 | $5.5M | −0.6% |
| 20Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 | 708 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +3.3% |
| 21Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 80 | 31 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +9.5% |
| 22McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 79 | 29 | 1.1 | $7M | +5.6% |
| 23Visalia, CA | 79 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +2.4% |
| 24Urban Honolulu, HI | 78 | 81 | 2.4 | $4.9M | −2.3% |
| 25Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 78 | 68 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% |
| 26Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 78 | 34 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +7.1% |
| 27Reno, NV | 78 | 75 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +5.0% |
| 28Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 77 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +1.0% |
| 29Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 44 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +7.2% |
| 30Dover, DE | 76 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +6.8% |
| 31Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 76 | 78 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +19.8% |
| 32Las Cruces, NM | 75 | 16 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +4.1% |
| 33Fort Wayne, IN | 75 | 39 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +3.9% |
| 34Logan, UT-ID | 75 | 13 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +8.8% |
| 35Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 75 | 24 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +6.5% |
| 36Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 75 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +21.1% |
| 37Pueblo, CO | 74 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.5M | +0.6% |
| 38Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 74 | 950 | 2.6 | $3.7M | 0.0% |
| 39Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 74 | 15 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +5.0% |
| 40Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 628 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +7.3% |
| 41Owensboro, KY | 73 | 7 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +1.3% |
| 42Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 73 | 19 | 1.4 | $5.3M | +3.0% |
| 43Kenosha, WI | 73 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −0.4% |
| 44Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 73 | 511 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +3.3% |
| 45Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 73 | 45 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +20.9% |
| 46San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 72 | 508 | 2.9 | $4.7M | −2.4% |
| 47Rocky Mount, NC | 72 | 11 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +2.8% |
| 48Hinesville, GA | 72 | 6 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +12.6% |
| 49Lubbock, TX | 72 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +4.6% |
| 50Bismarck, ND | 72 | 17 | 3.0 | $3M | +4.5% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 95 | 20 | 1.9 | $5.1M | +16.1% |
| 2Anderson Creek, NC | 94 | 7 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +12.3% |
| 3Centralia, WA | 94 | 6 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.7% |
| 4Moses Lake, WA | 92 | 8 | 2.3 | $4M | +6.3% |
| 5Brigham City, UT-ID | 88 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +12.6% |
| 6Kapaa, HI | 87 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +0.3% |
| 7Seneca, SC | 86 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +6.3% |
| 8Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 86 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% |
| 9Hilo-Kailua, HI | 85 | 19 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +4.6% |
| 10Winchester, TN | 84 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +6.4% |
| 11Statesboro, GA | 83 | 9 | 2.6 | $3M | +8.0% |
| 12Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 82 | 10 | 2.6 | $3M | +3.4% |
| 13Hobbs, NM | 81 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +0.2% |
| 14Faribault-Northfield, MN | 81 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +4.2% |
| 15Newport, OR | 81 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +0.3% |
| 16Cookeville, TN | 80 | 14 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +7.6% |
| 17LaGrange, GA-AL | 80 | 10 | 2.5 | $3.1M | +3.0% |
| 18Vernal, UT | 80 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +7.3% |
| 19Elko, NV | 79 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.1% |
| 20Thomasville, GA | 79 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +1.3% |
| 21Cullman, AL | 79 | 11 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +6.7% |
| 22Albemarle, NC | 79 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +9.8% |
| 23Athens, TN | 79 | 9 | 3.4 | $2.3M | +8.2% |
| 24Bellefontaine, OH | 78 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +0.4% |
| 25Calhoun, GA | 78 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +6.9% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Utah County, UT | 96 | 43 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +14.5% |
| 2Pinal County, AZ | 95 | 22 | 1.4 | $7M | +25.4% |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 94 | 13 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +12.7% |
| 4Tooele County, UT | 93 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +19.2% |
| 5San Benito County, CA | 92 | 6 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +8.6% |
| 6Charles County, MD | 92 | 18 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +5.9% |
| 7Midland County, TX | 92 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +10.0% |
| 8Sussex County, DE | 91 | 20 | 1.9 | $5.1M | +16.1% |
| 9Ellis County, TX | 91 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +24.0% |
| 10Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 84 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +17.4% |
| 11Livingston Parish, LA | 90 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +8.5% |
| 12Henry County, GA | 90 | 19 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +9.5% |
| 13Arlington County, VA | 89 | 18 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +2.1% |
| 14Cass County, ND | 89 | 15 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +9.1% |
| 15Berkeley County, WV | 89 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +13.7% |
| 16Clark County, NV | 89 | 186 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +5.8% |
| 17Brunswick County, NC | 89 | 15 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +26.5% |
| 18Harnett County, NC | 88 | 7 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +12.3% |
| 19Lewis County, WA | 88 | 6 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.7% |
| 20Sarpy County, NE | 88 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +9.0% |
| 21Riverside County, CA | 88 | 206 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +5.0% |
| 22Franklin County, WA | 88 | 8 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.6% |
| 23Benton County, WA | 88 | 22 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +6.9% |
| 24Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.8% |
| 25St. Lucie County, FL | 88 | 33 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +21.4% |
Scored: 384 metro areas, 398 small-town markets and 1,485 counties, each with at least 5 veterinarians on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on pets over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Veterinarians by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Tuscaloosa metro area · 69
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 69
- ArizonaTop metro area: Yuma metro area · 85
- ArkansasTop metro area: Jonesboro metro area · 60
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area · 84
- ColoradoTop metro area: Pueblo metro area · 74
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Waterbury-Shelton metro area · 59
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 76
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 80
- FloridaTop metro area: Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area · 76
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Hinesville metro area · 72
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 78
- IdahoTop metro area: Boise City metro area · 66
- IllinoisTop metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area · 74
- IndianaTop metro area: Fort Wayne metro area · 75
- IowaTop metro area: Sioux City metro area · 64
- KansasTop metro area: Lawrence metro area · 35
- KentuckyTop metro area: Owensboro metro area · 73
- LouisianaTop metro area: Baton Rouge metro area · 58
- MaineTop metro area: Lewiston-Auburn metro area · 40
- MarylandTop metro area: Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area · 78
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area · 60
- MichiganTop metro area: Monroe metro area · 66
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area · 67
- MississippiTop metro area: Hattiesburg metro area · 48
- MissouriTop metro area: St. Louis metro area · 57
- MontanaTop metro area: Helena metro area · 52
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 62
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 89
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 34
- New JerseyTop metro area: Trenton-Princeton metro area · 66
- New MexicoTop metro area: Las Cruces metro area · 75
- New YorkTop metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area · 63
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Rocky Mount metro area · 72
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 87
- OhioTop metro area: Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area · 60
- OklahomaTop metro area: Tulsa metro area · 42
- OregonTop metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area · 61
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area · 45
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 51
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area · 73
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 80
- TennesseeTop metro area: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area · 67
- TexasTop metro area: Midland metro area · 91
- UtahTop metro area: Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area · 97
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 12
- VirginiaTop metro area: Richmond metro area · 67
- WashingtonTop metro area: Kennewick-Richland metro area · 87
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Morgantown metro area · 71
- WisconsinTop metro area: Kenosha metro area · 73
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 52
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- Pet businesses133,768 listings
- Pet grooming and boarding46,165 listings
- Pet stores25,966 listings
Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for veterinarians?
The top 5 are Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (97); Midland, TX (91); Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (89); Fargo, ND-MN (87); and Kennewick-Richland, WA (87). The score compares each of 384 scored metro areas with the others for veterinarians.
How many veterinarians are in the U.S.?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43,181 veterinarians in the U.S. 8,238 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 34,296 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on pets?
About $117.5B a year, or $909 per household. Spread across the 43,181 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address anywhere in the U.S. 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.
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