Pets · Metro area · Alabama
Veterinarians in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #63 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $86.2M
- On pets · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,850
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 veterinarians in the Tuscaloosa metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Tuscaloosa metro area comes to about $86.2M a year: $816 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per clinic, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Tuscaloosa metro area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 5,284 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Tuscaloosa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #63 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Tuscaloosa 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 | Tuscaloosa metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.3M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,284 | 3,541 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $816 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,517 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,850+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,683
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $61,517+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,019
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,684
- Daytime population
- 281,020Residents 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa 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 businesses74
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area?
The Tuscaloosa metro area has 26 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) 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 Tuscaloosa, AL metro area spend on pets?
About $86.2M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,683 households in the Tuscaloosa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Tuscaloosa metro area has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Tuscaloosa metro area would have about 32, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,284 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tuscaloosa metro area at 281,850 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,683 households. The median household income in the Tuscaloosa metro area is $61,517 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.0% 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 Tuscaloosa metro area scores 69 for veterinarians (upper middle), #63 of 384 scored metro areas.
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