Pets · Metro area · California
Veterinarians in the Salinas, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Salinas, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #198 of 384 scored metro areas
#18 of 24 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 50
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $146.9M
- On pets · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 veterinarians in the Salinas metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Salinas metro area comes to about $146.9M a year: $1,109 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% above 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 45 businesses with payroll in the Salinas metro area classed as veterinary services, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,944 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $372K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Salinas metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salinas metro area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Salinas metro area is 50 (upper middle), #198 of 384 scored metro areas and #18 of 24 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Salinas 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.
| Measure | Salinas metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,944 | 3,908 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,109 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 509 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $372K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Salinas 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 Salinas metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for veterinarians, numbered among those based in California, with the Salinas metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 84 | 377 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +3.5% | #8 of 384 |
| 2Yuba City, CA | 83 | 11 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +3.3% | #9 of 384 |
| 3Merced, CA | 83 | 19 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #12 of 384 |
| 4Stockton-Lodi, CA | 82 | 62 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +5.5% | #14 of 384 |
| 5Fresno, CA | 82 | 85 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.2% | #15 of 384 |
| 6San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 | 184 | 2.7 | $5.5M | −0.6% | #19 of 384 |
| 7Visalia, CA | 79 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +2.4% | #23 of 384 |
| 8Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 78 | 68 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #25 of 384 |
| 9Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 77 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #28 of 384 |
| 10San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 72 | 508 | 2.9 | $4.7M | −2.4% | #46 of 384 |
| 18Salinas, CA | 50 | 50 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −1.5% | #198 of 384 |
Other business types in the Salinas 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Salinas, CA metro area?
The Salinas metro area has 50 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Salinas, CA metro area spend on pets?
About $146.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,489 households in the Salinas metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salinas, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Salinas metro area has 3.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Salinas metro area would have about 54, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,944 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salinas, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salinas metro area at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. The median household income in the Salinas metro area is $97,230 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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 Salinas metro area scores 50 for veterinarians (upper middle), #198 of 384 scored metro areas.
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