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Veterinarians in Weld County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #436 of 1,485 scored counties
#7 of 28 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
56
6 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
58
+18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.1M
On pets · $1,079 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% 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 Weld County spend about $134.1M a year on pets, or $1,079 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 56 veterinarians on map listings in Weld County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 11%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Weld County classed as veterinary services, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Weld County.

Population estimates show Weld County grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Weld County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #436 of 1,485 scored counties and #7 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.63.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,1432,5563,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.4%+6.7%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,079$1,110$909
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 58+18.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
660
Annual payroll, 2023
$32.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
566 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$7.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents 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 Weld 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

Other business types in Weld County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Weld County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 veterinarians in Weld County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019.

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

About $134.1M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 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 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% 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 U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Weld County would have about 49, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 63 for veterinarians (upper middle), #436 of 1,485 scored counties.

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