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Veterinarians in the Redding, CA metro area

How the Redding, CA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #296 of 384 scored metro areas
#22 of 24 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
32
10 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
22
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.8M
On pets · $938 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,648
−0.3% 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

For veterinarians, the Redding metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #296 of 384 scored metro areas and #22 of 24 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 veterinarians in the Redding metro area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 31%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Redding metro area comes to about $66.8M a year: $938 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 32 veterinarians, that is $2.1M per clinic, 23% below 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 22 businesses with payroll in the Redding metro area classed as veterinary services, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,238 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Redding metro area. Population estimates show the Redding metro area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Redding metro area 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 Redding, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRedding metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.03.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,2383,9083,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%+10.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$938$1,149$909
Median household income$72,636$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
371
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Redding 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 Redding metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
181,648−0.3% since 2020
Households
71,232
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,245
Median home value
$366,400
Jobs located here
65,820
Daytime population
181,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for veterinarians, numbered among those based in California, with the Redding metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA843772.6$4.1M+3.5%#8 of 384
2Yuba City, CA83111.8$5.4M+3.3%#9 of 384
3Merced, CA83192.2$3.9M+5.1%#12 of 384
4Stockton-Lodi, CA82622.5$4.3M+5.5%#14 of 384
5Fresno, CA82852.3$4.1M+3.2%#15 of 384
6San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA801842.7$5.5M−0.6%#19 of 384
7Visalia, CA79332.3$3.9M+2.4%#23 of 384
8Bakersfield-Delano, CA78682.4$3.8M+2.3%#25 of 384
9Hanford-Corcoran, CA77102.3$3.9M+1.0%#28 of 384
10San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA725082.9$4.7M−2.4%#46 of 384
22Redding, CA35324.5$2.1M−0.3%#296 of 384

Other business types in the Redding metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Redding, CA metro area?

The Redding metro area has 32 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Redding, CA metro area spend on pets?

About $66.8M a year, or $938 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,232 households in the Redding metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Redding, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Redding metro area has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Redding metro area would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,238 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Redding, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Redding metro area at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in the Redding metro area is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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 Redding metro area scores 35 for veterinarians (lower middle), #296 of 384 scored metro areas.

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