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Veterinarians in Larimer County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #992 of 1,485 scored counties
#20 of 28 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
118
14 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
104
+4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$167.4M
On pets · $1,085 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
377,292
+4.8% 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 118 veterinarians in Larimer County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $1,085 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Larimer County spend about $167.4M a year on pets. Spread across 118 veterinarians, that is $1.4M per clinic, 48% 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 Larimer County was 104 in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,483 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Larimer County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Larimer County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Larimer County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #992 of 1,485 scored counties and #20 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.

How Larimer 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.

Veterinarians in Larimer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLarimer CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.74.63.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment1,4832,5563,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.0%+6.7%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,085$1,110$909
Median household income$93,765$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100 → 104+4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,174
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$6.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
377,292+4.8% since 2020
Households
154,232
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,596 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,442
Median home value
$569,100
Jobs located here
161,552
Daytime population
361,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Larimer County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO87623.3$3.3M+6.6%#30 of 1,485
2Denver County, CO82932.8$4M+3.2%#61 of 1,485
3Pueblo County, CO76131.9$4.5M+0.6%#139 of 1,485
4Arapahoe County, CO76973.8$3M+2.8%#151 of 1,485
5Broomfield County, CO75113.5$3.8M+6.3%#174 of 1,485
6Douglas County, CO68775.5$2.6M+10.9%#324 of 1,485
7Weld County, CO63564.5$2.4M+14.2%#436 of 1,485
8El Paso County, CO591284.4$2.4M+3.2%#517 of 1,485
9Routt County, CO4965.3$2.3M+2.0%#773 of 1,485
10Jefferson County, CO481275.3$2.3M−0.5%#787 of 1,485
20Larimer County, CO401187.7$1.4M+4.8%#992 of 1,485

Other business types in Larimer County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Larimer County, CO?

Larimer County has 118 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Larimer County, CO spend on pets?

About $167.4M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Larimer County, CO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Larimer County has 7.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Larimer County would have about 62, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,483 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 40 for veterinarians (lower middle), #992 of 1,485 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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