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Veterinarians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the South Central Connecticut 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #608 of 1,485 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 65
- 13 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.9M
- On pets · $706 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 veterinarians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $162.9M a year: $706 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% 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 54 businesses with payroll in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,272 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #608 of 1,485 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,272 | 3,794 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $706 | $742 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54
- Employees, 2023
- 726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 South Central Connecticut 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 65 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on pets?
About $162.9M a year, or $706 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 2.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 60, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,272 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 55 for veterinarians (upper middle), #608 of 1,485 scored counties.
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