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Veterinarians in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,227 of 1,485 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On pets · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, the Northwest Hills Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,227 of 1,485 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $34.6M a year on pets, or $723 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 22 veterinarians on map listings in the Northwest Hills Planning Region as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 2,814 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.3M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Population estimates show the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,814 | 3,794 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $723 | $742 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 63 | 43 | 2.4 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #423 of 1,485 |
| 2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 58 | 37 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #541 of 1,485 |
| 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 55 | 30 | 2.6 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #606 of 1,485 |
| 4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 55 | 65 | 2.8 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #608 of 1,485 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 53 | 125 | 3.2 | $2.3M | +3.1% | #667 of 1,485 |
| 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 50 | 103 | 4.4 | $2M | +3.5% | #750 of 1,485 |
| 7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 36 | 33 | 4.5 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,070 of 1,485 |
| 8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 29 | 22 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,227 of 1,485 |
| 9Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 20 | 25 | 6.3 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #1,383 of 1,485 |
Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
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 businesses26
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 veterinarians in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on pets?
About $34.6M a year, or $723 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 4.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,814 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 29 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,227 of 1,485 scored counties.
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