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Veterinarians in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
37
17 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$380.5M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
1.1
67% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$10.3M
3.8 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 51
Market score 93 · Very high

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What this means

There are 37 veterinarians on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 46%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the District of Columbia comes to about $380.5M a year: $1,173 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 37 veterinarians, that is $10.3M per clinic, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the District of Columbia was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 13,520 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $669K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 93 (very high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 80.

Every market in the District of Columbia for veterinarians

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV807083.0$4.2M+3.3%#20 of 384

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored371.1$10.3M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 veterinarians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the District of Columbia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 veterinarians in the District of Columbia. 17 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on pets?

About $380.5M a year, or $1,173 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $10.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The District of Columbia has 1.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $10.3M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 140, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,520 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for veterinarians?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 93 for veterinarians (very high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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