Pets · Metro area · Alabama
Veterinarians in the Decatur, AL metro area
The veterinarians in the Decatur, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #295 of 384 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.1M
- On pets · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Decatur metro area is 35 (lower middle), #295 of 384 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 veterinarians in the Decatur metro area. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the Decatur metro area spend about $53.1M a year on pets, or $847 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 22% 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 20 businesses with payroll in the Decatur metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,133 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Decatur metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Decatur metro area grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Decatur metro area 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.
| Measure | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.3M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,133 | 3,541 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $847 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Decatur metro area, 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 the Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Decatur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 69 | 26 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #63 of 384 |
| 2Huntsville, AL | 55 | 86 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +12.5% | #162 of 384 |
| 3Montgomery, AL | 51 | 48 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #190 of 384 |
| 4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 50 | 23 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #203 of 384 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 47 | 164 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #215 of 384 |
| 6Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 41 | 50 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +14.8% | #252 of 384 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 38 | 43 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #272 of 384 |
| 7Gadsden, AL | 36 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #290 of 384 |
| 8Decatur, AL | 35 | 25 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #295 of 384 |
| 9Mobile, AL | 33 | 58 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #306 of 384 |
Other business types in the Decatur metro area
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 businesses49
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
There are 25 veterinarians on map listings in the Decatur metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on pets?
About $53.1M a year, or $847 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Decatur metro area has 4.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Decatur metro area would have about 20, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,133 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. The Decatur metro area scores 35 for veterinarians (lower middle), #295 of 384 scored metro areas.
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