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Veterinarians in Miami-Dade County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Miami-Dade County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #239 of 1,485 scored counties
#14 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 305
- 62 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $886.6M
- On pets · $909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,802,029
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 305 veterinarians in Miami-Dade County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Miami-Dade County comes to about $886.6M a year: $909 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 305 veterinarians, that is $2.9M per clinic, 7% above 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 247 businesses with payroll in Miami-Dade County classed as veterinary services, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,949 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Miami-Dade County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miami-Dade County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miami-Dade County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #239 of 1,485 scored counties and #14 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Miami-Dade 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 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,949 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $909 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,753 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 217 → 247+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,768
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $143.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30562 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 326The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,802,029+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 975,411
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,441
- Median household income
- $71,753+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,335
- Median home value
- $463,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,244,071
- Daytime population
- 2,811,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Florida, with Miami-Dade County marked.
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 |
| 14Miami-Dade County, FL | 72 | 305 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +4.0% | #239 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Miami-Dade 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Miami-Dade County, FL?
There are 305 veterinarians on map listings in Miami-Dade County as of September 2026. 62 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Miami-Dade County, FL spend on pets?
About $886.6M a year, or $909 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 305 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 975,411 households in Miami-Dade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami-Dade County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Miami-Dade County has 3.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Miami-Dade County would have about 326, against 305 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,949 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Miami-Dade County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Miami-Dade County at 2,802,029 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 975,411 households. The median household income in Miami-Dade County is $71,753 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Miami-Dade County scores 72 for veterinarians (upper middle), #239 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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