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Veterinarians in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #288 of 1,485 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.8M
- On pets · $1,072 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,666
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,072 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough spend about $42.8M a year on pets. Spread across 15 veterinarians, that is $2.9M per clinic, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 15 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Matanuska-Susitna Borough was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,658 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #288 of 1,485 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,658 | 3,513 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,072 | $1,082 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,031 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,666+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,869
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 24,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $94,031+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,954
- Median home value
- $346,600
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Matanuska-Susitna Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 82 | 6 | 2.5 | $4M | +5.1% | #62 of 1,485 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 72 | 31 | 2.9 | $4.1M | −1.3% | #228 of 1,485 |
| 3Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 70 | 15 | 3.8 | $2.9M | +10.4% | #288 of 1,485 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 59 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.5M | −1.4% | #505 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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 businesses57
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 veterinarians in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK spend on pets?
About $42.8M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 39,869 households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 3.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Matanuska-Susitna Borough would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,658 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 118,666 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,869 households. Median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is $94,031, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 70 for veterinarians (upper middle), #288 of 1,485 scored counties.
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