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Veterinarians in Tuolumne County, CA

How Tuolumne County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #812 of 1,485 scored counties
#38 of 46 scored counties in California

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22M
On pets · $970 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,160
−4.0% 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

At $970 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Tuolumne County spend about $22M a year on pets. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Tuolumne County has 9 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Tuolumne County in 2023. That is one for every 2,836 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Tuolumne County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Tuolumne County is 47 (lower middle), #812 of 1,485 scored counties and #38 of 46 scored counties in California.

How Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTuolumne CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.03.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,8363,9083,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$970$1,149$909
Median household income$77,404$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
112
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,160−4.0% since 2020
Households
22,690
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,404+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,064
Median home value
$433,200
Jobs located here
16,129
Daytime population
40,598Residents 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 Tuolumne 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
38Tuolumne County, CA4794.0$2.4M−4.0%#812 of 1,485

Other business types in Tuolumne County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Tuolumne County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 veterinarians in Tuolumne County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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 Tuolumne County, CA spend on pets?

About $22M a year, or $970 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,690 households in Tuolumne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuolumne County has 4.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Tuolumne County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,836 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Tuolumne County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tuolumne County at 53,160 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,690 households. Median household income in Tuolumne County is $77,404, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Tuolumne County scores 47 for veterinarians (lower middle), #812 of 1,485 scored counties.

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