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Veterinarians in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area
The veterinarians in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #324 of 384 scored metro areas
#24 of 24 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 64
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $122.3M
- On pets · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is 30 (lower middle), #324 of 384 scored metro areas and #24 of 24 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 veterinarians in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area comes to about $122.3M a year: $1,117 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area was 58 in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,888 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,888 | 3,908 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,117 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58+11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 599
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 646 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 |
| 24San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 30 | 64 | 5.8 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #324 of 384 |
Other business types in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area?
There are 64 veterinarians on map listings in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area spend on pets?
About $122.3M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area has 5.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area would have about 45, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,888 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. The median household income in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is $97,446 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area scores 30 for veterinarians (lower middle), #324 of 384 scored metro areas.
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