Pets · Metro area · Arizona
Veterinarians in the Yuma, AZ metro area
The veterinarians in the Yuma, AZ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #6 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $65M
- On pets · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Yuma metro area scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #6 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 veterinarians in the Yuma metro area. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the Yuma metro area spend about $65M a year on pets, or $819 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 veterinarians, that is $5.9M per clinic, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Yuma metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 11,334 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $880K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Yuma metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Yuma metro area grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Yuma metro area 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.
| Measure | Yuma metro area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $3M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,334 | 3,907 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $819 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $880K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Yuma 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 Yuma metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Yuma metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuma, AZ | 85 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +9.2% | #6 of 384 |
| 2Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 75 | 24 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #35 of 384 |
| 3Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 628 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +7.3% | #40 of 384 |
| 4Flagstaff, AZ | 58 | 18 | 3.3 | $2.9M | −0.6% | #134 of 384 |
| 5Tucson, AZ | 56 | 155 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.8% | #155 of 384 |
| 6Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 43 | 15 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #239 of 384 |
| 7Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 41 | 54 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #251 of 384 |
Other business types in the Yuma 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 businesses83
- Veterinarians85
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Yuma, AZ metro area?
There are 11 veterinarians on map listings in the Yuma metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Yuma, AZ metro area spend on pets?
About $65M a year, or $819 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in the Yuma metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yuma, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Yuma metro area has 1.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Yuma metro area would have about 24, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,334 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Yuma, AZ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Yuma metro area at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in the Yuma metro area is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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 Yuma metro area scores 85 for veterinarians (high), #6 of 384 scored metro areas.
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