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Pets · Small-town market · Alabama

Veterinarians in the Ozark, AL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Ozark, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #55 of 398 scored small-town markets
#3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.6M
On pets · $743 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,912
+1.3% 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 the Ozark area comes to about $14.6M a year: $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 veterinarians, that is $2.9M per clinic, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in the Ozark area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Ozark area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,932 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Ozark area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Ozark area is 71 (upper middle), #55 of 398 scored small-town markets and #3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Ozark 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.

Veterinarians in Ozark, AL area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureOzark areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.73.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,9323,5413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$743$834$909
Median household income$54,963$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Ozark 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 Ozark area

Population, 2025 estimate
49,912+1.3% since 2020
Households
19,727
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,266
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
15,272
Daytime population
47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Alabama

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ozark area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alabama

Small-town markets in Alabama ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
LaGrange, GA-AL80102.5$3.1M+3.0%#17 of 398
1Cullman, AL79113.1$2.6M+6.7%#21 of 398
2Enterprise, AL7283.8$2.2M+6.3%#50 of 398
3Ozark, AL7152.5$2.9M+1.3%#55 of 398
4Talladega-Sylacauga, AL6992.4$3.1M0.0%#67 of 398
5Fort Payne, AL5993.4$2M+3.4%#132 of 398
6Albertville, AL54174.7$1.8M+6.0%#173 of 398
7Scottsboro, AL47104.6$1.6M+3.3%#230 of 398
8Troy, AL3864.8$1.5M+2.4%#283 of 398
9Alexander City, AL3584.7$1.6M−0.8%#307 of 398

Other business types in the Ozark area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Ozark, AL area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in the Ozark area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Ozark, AL area spend on pets?

About $14.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in the Ozark area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ozark, AL area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Ozark area has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 8% above 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 4,932 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ozark, AL area growing?

Population estimates put the Ozark area at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in the Ozark area is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ozark area scores 71 for veterinarians (upper middle), #55 of 398 scored small-town markets.

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