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Veterinarians in Pima County, AZ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #383 of 1,485 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
155
43 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
118
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$403.1M
On pets · $921 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,074,685
+2.8% 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 Pima County comes to about $403.1M a year: $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Pima County has 155 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Pima County was 118 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,710 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Pima County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pima County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #383 of 1,485 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona.

How Pima County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Pima County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePima CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.33.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,7103,9073,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+6.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$921$989$909
Median household income$70,315$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6576

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 1180.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,195
Annual payroll, 2023
$123.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15543 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
148The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Pima 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 Pima County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
Households
437,827
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
9,189 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,008
Median home value
$319,700
Jobs located here
381,409
Daytime population
1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ95221.4$7M+25.4%#2 of 1,485
2Yuma County, AZ87111.4$5.9M+9.2%#27 of 1,485
3Mohave County, AZ78242.4$3.4M+6.5%#122 of 1,485
4Maricopa County, AZ766063.5$3M+5.5%#152 of 1,485
5Pima County, AZ651553.5$2.6M+2.8%#383 of 1,485
6Coconino County, AZ64183.3$2.9M−0.6%#399 of 1,485
7Cochise County, AZ54152.9$2.8M+0.6%#627 of 1,485
8Yavapai County, AZ54544.9$1.9M+6.5%#652 of 1,485
9Santa Cruz County, AZ5274.1$1.9M+4.8%#703 of 1,485
10Navajo County, AZ43174.2$1.8M+3.0%#916 of 1,485

Other business types in Pima County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Pima County, AZ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 155 veterinarians in Pima County. 43 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on pets?

About $403.1M a year, or $921 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Pima County has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Pima County would have about 148, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,710 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 65 for veterinarians (upper middle), #383 of 1,485 scored counties.

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