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Veterinarians in Orange County, FL

How Orange County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #158 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 51 scored counties in Florida

Listings
183
47 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
126
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$502M
On pets · $951 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
1,528,002
+6.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 veterinarians in Orange County. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 26%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in Orange County spend about $502M a year on pets, or $951 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 183 veterinarians, that is $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Orange County was 126 in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,189 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Orange County.

Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Orange County is 76 (high), #158 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Orange 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.

Veterinarians in Orange County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.83.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,1893,3863,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.5%+7.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$951$915$909
Median household income$79,719$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
113 → 126+11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,672
Annual payroll, 2023
$89.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
18347 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
185The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$6.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Orange 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 Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
Households
527,776
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
903 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,630
Median household income
$79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,351
Median home value
$390,100
Jobs located here
1,016,060
Daytime population
1,785,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Florida, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Lucie County, FL88332.4$3.6M+21.4%#25 of 1,485
2Santa Rosa County, FL88233.2$3.1M+11.7%#26 of 1,485
3Osceola County, FL84352.5$3.5M+23.2%#52 of 1,485
4Walton County, FL81113.2$3.1M+22.9%#77 of 1,485
5Polk County, FL81782.7$3.1M+19.8%#78 of 1,485
6Sumter County, FL80192.7$3.3M+21.1%#93 of 1,485
7Flagler County, FL79173.2$2.9M+21.0%#109 of 1,485
8Bay County, FL79263.3$2.7M+17.2%#112 of 1,485
9Collier County, FL79653.9$2.7M+10.6%#113 of 1,485
10Orange County, FL761833.5$2.7M+6.7%#158 of 1,485

Other business types in Orange County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Orange County, FL?

There are 183 veterinarians on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 47 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on pets?

About $502M a year, or $951 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Orange 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. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Orange County would have about 185, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,189 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Orange County scores 76 for veterinarians (high), #158 of 1,485 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Orange County

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