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Veterinarians in Calaveras County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Calaveras County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #247 of 1,485 scored counties
#18 of 46 scored counties in California

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On pets · $1,003 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,605
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 veterinarians in Calaveras County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $1,003 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Calaveras County spend about $18.5M a year on pets. Spread across 8 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Calaveras County in 2023. That is one for every 6,146 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calaveras County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Calaveras County is 72 (upper middle), #247 of 1,485 scored counties and #18 of 46 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Calaveras County compares

The same measures for California 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 Calaveras County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureCalaveras CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.03.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment6,1463,9083,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,003$1,149$909
Median household income$78,647$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Calaveras 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 Calaveras County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,605+2.8% since 2020
Households
18,437
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,020 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,069
Median home value
$457,200
Jobs located here
10,991
Daytime population
32,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA9262.9$4.2M+8.6%#5 of 1,485
2Riverside County, CA882062.7$4.1M+5.0%#21 of 1,485
3Merced County, CA85192.2$3.9M+5.1%#42 of 1,485
4San Joaquin County, CA84622.5$4.3M+5.5%#49 of 1,485
5Fresno County, CA83762.3$4.1M+2.6%#54 of 1,485
6Madera County, CA8292.0$4.8M+7.4%#60 of 1,485
7Tulare County, CA81332.3$3.9M+2.4%#73 of 1,485
8San Francisco County, CA80541.5$9.3M−5.6%#82 of 1,485
9Santa Clara County, CA801782.7$5.5M−0.9%#84 of 1,485
10Kern County, CA80682.4$3.8M+2.3%#89 of 1,485
18Calaveras County, CA7284.3$2.3M+2.8%#247 of 1,485

Other business types in Calaveras County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Calaveras County, CA?

Calaveras County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on pets?

About $18.5M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calaveras County, CA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Calaveras County has 4.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,146 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 72 for veterinarians (upper middle), #247 of 1,485 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Calaveras County

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