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Veterinarians in La Plata County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in La Plata County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,127 of 1,485 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On pets · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, La Plata County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,127 of 1,485 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 veterinarians in La Plata County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in La Plata County comes to about $25.2M a year: $1,032 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 veterinarians, that is $1.3M per clinic, 54% 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 La Plata County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,741 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in La Plata County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata County 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.
| Measure | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,741 | 2,556 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,032 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 87 | 62 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #30 of 1,485 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 82 | 93 | 2.8 | $4M | +3.2% | #61 of 1,485 |
| 3Pueblo County, CO | 76 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #139 of 1,485 |
| 4Arapahoe County, CO | 76 | 97 | 3.8 | $3M | +2.8% | #151 of 1,485 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 75 | 11 | 3.5 | $3.8M | +6.3% | #174 of 1,485 |
| 6Douglas County, CO | 68 | 77 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +10.9% | #324 of 1,485 |
| 7Weld County, CO | 63 | 56 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +14.2% | #436 of 1,485 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 59 | 128 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #517 of 1,485 |
| 9Routt County, CO | 49 | 6 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #773 of 1,485 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 48 | 127 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #787 of 1,485 |
| 23La Plata County, CO | 34 | 20 | 8.2 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #1,127 of 1,485 |
Other business types in La Plata County
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 businesses45
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in La Plata County, CO?
There are 20 veterinarians on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on pets?
About $25.2M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
La Plata County has 8.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, La Plata County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,741 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 34 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,127 of 1,485 scored counties.
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