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Veterinarians in Dallas County, AL

How Dallas County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On pets · $614 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,140
−7.9% since 2020

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What this means

At $614 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $9.8M a year on pets. Spread across 4 veterinarians, that is $2.4M per clinic, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Dallas County in 2023. That is one for every 5,316 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Dallas County declined 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Dallas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dallas County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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 Dallas County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.73.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment5,3163,5413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$614$834$909
Median household income$35,627$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$582K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,140−7.9% since 2020
Households
15,947
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
979 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$53,885
Median home value
$94,600
Jobs located here
11,268
Daytime population
34,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Alabama

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

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Autauga County, AL8062.6$3.4M+5.1%#90 of 1,485
2Limestone County, AL78143.4$2.8M+18.0%#126 of 1,485
3Tuscaloosa County, AL77232.6$3.3M+3.8%#131 of 1,485
4St. Clair County, AL74102.8$3M+7.1%#199 of 1,485
5Lauderdale County, AL69133.3$2.5M+3.3%#307 of 1,485
6Elmore County, AL67103.0$2.9M+4.2%#336 of 1,485
7Cullman County, AL66113.1$2.6M+6.7%#361 of 1,485
8Blount County, AL6452.3$3.6M+1.8%#395 of 1,485
9Shelby County, AL63374.3$2.5M+6.5%#433 of 1,485
10Madison County, AL63724.4$2.3M+11.0%#439 of 1,485
Dallas County, ALNot scored42.5$2.4M−7.9%

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Dallas County, AL?

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

How much do households in Dallas County, AL spend on pets?

About $9.8M a year, or $614 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dallas County, AL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Dallas County has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,316 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. Median household income in Dallas County is $35,627, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.3%, 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. Dallas County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dallas 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.

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