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Veterinarians in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area

The veterinarians in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #217 of 384 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
134
28 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
112
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$320.1M
On pets · $1,060 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,796
+3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 134 veterinarians in the Colorado Springs metro area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $1,060 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Colorado Springs metro area spend about $320.1M a year on pets. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 12% 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 112 businesses with payroll in the Colorado Springs metro area classed as veterinary services, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,697 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Colorado Springs metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Colorado Springs metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Colorado Springs metro area is 47 (lower middle), #217 of 384 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Colorado Springs metro area compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Colorado Springs, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureColorado Springs metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.63.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,6972,5563,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.7%+6.7%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,060$1,110$909
Median household income$90,144$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
112+6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,652
Annual payroll, 2023
$87.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13428 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$9.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
781,796+3.1% since 2020
Households
302,050
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,684 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,390
Median home value
$461,800
Jobs located here
292,224
Daytime population
748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Colorado

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

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pueblo, CO74131.9$4.5M+0.6%#37 of 384
2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO664823.9$3M+4.1%#82 of 384
3Greeley, CO54564.5$2.4M+14.2%#166 of 384
4Colorado Springs, CO471344.4$2.4M+3.1%#217 of 384
5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO341187.7$1.4M+4.8%#305 of 384
6Grand Junction, CO33375.6$1.6M+4.4%#311 of 384
7Boulder, CO31795.8$2.1M−0.7%#320 of 384

Other business types in the Colorado Springs metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?

The Colorado Springs metro area has 134 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on pets?

About $320.1M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Colorado Springs metro area has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 118, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,697 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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 Colorado Springs metro area scores 47 for veterinarians (lower middle), #217 of 384 scored metro areas.

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