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Veterinarians in Santa Rosa County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Santa Rosa County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #26 of 1,485 scored counties
#2 of 51 scored counties in Florida

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.3M
On pets · $996 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,115
+11.7% 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

Santa Rosa County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #26 of 1,485 scored counties and #2 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

At $996 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Rosa County spend about $72.3M a year on pets. That works out to $3.1M per clinic, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Santa Rosa County has 23 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Santa Rosa County in 2023. That is one for every 5,585 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.6M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Santa Rosa County. Population estimates put the population change in Santa Rosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Rosa CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.83.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment5,5853,3863,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$996$915$909
Median household income$91,922$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score8853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
168
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
211,115+11.7% since 2020
Households
72,605
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$91,922+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,225
Median home value
$329,800
Jobs located here
45,310
Daytime population
165,759Residents 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Santa Rosa County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 veterinarians in Santa Rosa County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $72.3M a year, or $996 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,605 households in Santa Rosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Santa Rosa County has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Santa Rosa County would have about 27, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,585 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Santa Rosa County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Santa Rosa County at 211,115 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,605 households. Median household income in Santa Rosa County is $91,922, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.3%, 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. Santa Rosa County scores 88 for veterinarians (high), #26 of 1,485 scored counties.

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