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Veterinarians in Madison County, AL

The veterinarians in Madison County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #439 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 38 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
72
17 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
58
+13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$163.8M
On pets · $993 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,516
+11.0% 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

Household spending on pets in Madison County comes to about $163.8M a year: $993 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 72 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Madison County has 72 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 24%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Madison County was 58 in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,845 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Madison County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #439 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 38 scored counties in Alabama.

How Madison 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 Madison County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.73.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,8453,5413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.7%+5.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$993$834$909
Median household income$86,499$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 58+13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
880
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7217 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,516+11.0% since 2020
Households
165,031
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,432
Median home value
$299,200
Jobs located here
217,020
Daytime population
448,110Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Madison County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 veterinarians in Madison County. 17 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019.

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

About $163.8M a year, or $993 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Madison County would have about 60, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,845 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 63 for veterinarians (upper middle), #439 of 1,485 scored counties.

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