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Veterinarians in Manatee County, FL
The veterinarians in Manatee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #223 of 1,485 scored counties
#13 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 61
- 10 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167.1M
- On pets · $945 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $945 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Manatee County spend about $167.1M a year on pets. Spread across 61 veterinarians, that is $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Manatee County has 61 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Manatee County was 52 in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,399 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Manatee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manatee County grew 16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Manatee County is 73 (upper middle), #223 of 1,485 scored counties and #13 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Manatee County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,399 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $945 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 52+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 650
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Lucie County, FL | 88 | 33 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +21.4% | #25 of 1,485 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 88 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +11.7% | #26 of 1,485 |
| 3Osceola County, FL | 84 | 35 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +23.2% | #52 of 1,485 |
| 4Walton County, FL | 81 | 11 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +22.9% | #77 of 1,485 |
| 5Polk County, FL | 81 | 78 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +19.8% | #78 of 1,485 |
| 6Sumter County, FL | 80 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +21.1% | #93 of 1,485 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 79 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +21.0% | #109 of 1,485 |
| 8Bay County, FL | 79 | 26 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +17.2% | #112 of 1,485 |
| 9Collier County, FL | 79 | 65 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +10.6% | #113 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, FL | 76 | 183 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +6.7% | #158 of 1,485 |
| 13Manatee County, FL | 73 | 61 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +16.6% | #223 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Manatee County
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 businesses68
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Manatee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 veterinarians in Manatee County. 10 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on pets?
About $167.1M a year, or $945 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Manatee County has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,399 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 73 for veterinarians (upper middle), #223 of 1,485 scored counties.
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