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Veterinarians in Sutter County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #227 of 1,485 scored counties
#16 of 46 scored counties in California

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On pets · $989 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% 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

Households in Sutter County spend about $32.9M a year on pets, or $989 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per clinic, 73% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Sutter County has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Sutter County in 2023. That is one for every 4,162 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.5M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sutter County.

Population estimates show Sutter County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Sutter County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #227 of 1,485 scored counties and #16 of 46 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.03.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,1623,9083,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$989$1,149$909
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
132
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$4.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sutter 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 Sutter County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents 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 Sutter 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
16Sutter County, CA7272.1$4.7M−0.7%#227 of 1,485

Other business types in Sutter County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Sutter County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 veterinarians in Sutter County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $32.9M a year, or $989 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sutter County has 2.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4.7M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Sutter County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,162 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 72 for veterinarians (upper middle), #227 of 1,485 scored counties.

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