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Veterinarians in Imperial County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Imperial County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.7M
- On pets · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.4M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 181,411
- +1.1% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Imperial County
The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Imperial County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 veterinarians in Imperial County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.
Households in Imperial County spend about $40.7M a year on pets, or $821 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $20.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Imperial County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Imperial County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Imperial County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Imperial 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.
| Measure | Imperial County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $20.4M | $3.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,908 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $821 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,681 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Imperial 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 Imperial County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,411+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 49,644
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,363
- Median home value
- $309,600
- Jobs located here
- 63,081
- Daytime population
- 165,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Imperial County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 92 | 6 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +8.6% | #5 of 1,485 |
| 2Riverside County, CA | 88 | 206 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +5.0% | #21 of 1,485 |
| 3Merced County, CA | 85 | 19 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #42 of 1,485 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 84 | 62 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +5.5% | #49 of 1,485 |
| 5Fresno County, CA | 83 | 76 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #54 of 1,485 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 82 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +7.4% | #60 of 1,485 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 81 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +2.4% | #73 of 1,485 |
| 8San Francisco County, CA | 80 | 54 | 1.5 | $9.3M | −5.6% | #82 of 1,485 |
| 9Santa Clara County, CA | 80 | 178 | 2.7 | $5.5M | −0.9% | #84 of 1,485 |
| 10Kern County, CA | 80 | 68 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #89 of 1,485 |
| Imperial County, CA | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $20.4M | +1.1% |
Other business types in Imperial County
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 businesses79
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Imperial County, CA?
There are 2 veterinarians on map listings in Imperial County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Imperial County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Imperial County, CA spend on pets?
About $40.7M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $20.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Imperial County, CA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Imperial County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Imperial County would have about 15, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Imperial County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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