Pets · Metro area · Florida
Veterinarians in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #95 of 384 scored metro areas
#8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 34
- 4 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.6M
- On pets · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,174
- +15.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 veterinarians in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 12%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area spend about $76.6M a year on pets, or $870 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,893 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $975K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area grew 15.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #95 of 384 scored metro areas and #8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area 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 | Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,893 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $870 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,514 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 344 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $975K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area, 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 Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,174+15.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,065
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,514
- Average household income
- $94,187
- Median home value
- $294,300
- Jobs located here
- 85,476
- Daytime population
- 211,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 76 | 78 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +19.8% | #31 of 384 |
| 2Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 75 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +21.1% | #36 of 384 |
| 3Naples-Marco Island, FL | 72 | 65 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +10.6% | #52 of 384 |
| 4Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 67 | 89 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +9.1% | #76 of 384 |
| 5Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 66 | 72 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #85 of 384 |
| 6Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 65 | 362 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +10.3% | #90 of 384 |
| 7Sebring, FL | 64 | 12 | 2.6 | $2.9M | +9.7% | #94 of 384 |
| 8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 64 | 34 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +15.7% | #95 of 384 |
| 9Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 61 | 127 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +14.4% | #110 of 384 |
| 10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 58 | 154 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +13.2% | #139 of 384 |
Other business types in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area
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 businesses58
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area?
There are 34 veterinarians on map listings in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area spend on pets?
About $76.6M a year, or $870 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,065 households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area has 3.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area would have about 28, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,893 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area at 231,174 people in 2025, up 15.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,065 households. The median household income in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area is $71,514 a year, 11% below 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 Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #95 of 384 scored metro areas.
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