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Veterinarians in Sarasota County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Sarasota County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #415 of 1,485 scored counties
#24 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 93
- 17 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $206.7M
- On pets · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Sarasota County comes to about $206.7M a year: $974 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 93 veterinarians on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Sarasota County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,167 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $220K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sarasota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Sarasota County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #415 of 1,485 scored counties and #24 of 51 scored counties in Florida.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,167 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $974 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 670.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $220K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 |
| 24Sarasota County, FL | 64 | 93 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +10.0% | #415 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Sarasota County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 veterinarians in Sarasota County. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on pets?
About $206.7M a year, or $974 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Sarasota County has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 76, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,167 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #415 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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