Pets · Metro area · Georgia
Veterinarians in the Rome, GA metro area
How the Rome, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #288 of 384 scored metro areas
#12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On pets · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,378
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 veterinarians in the Rome metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Rome metro area comes to about $30.6M a year: $830 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 veterinarians, that is $2.4M per clinic, 14% below 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 13 businesses with payroll in the Rome metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,835 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rome metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Rome metro area is 36 (lower middle), #288 of 384 scored metro areas and #12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Rome metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Rome metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,835 | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $830 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,565 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Rome 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 Rome metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,378+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 36,856
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 510 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $65,565+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,695
- Median home value
- $217,900
- Jobs located here
- 43,876
- Daytime population
- 99,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rome metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hinesville, GA | 72 | 6 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +12.6% | #48 of 384 |
| 2Valdosta, GA | 71 | 11 | 1.9 | $3.9M | +3.3% | #53 of 384 |
| 3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 71 | 790 | 3.4 | $3M | +5.9% | #55 of 384 |
| 4Gainesville, GA | 66 | 28 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +11.4% | #86 of 384 |
| 5Dalton, GA | 62 | 15 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #103 of 384 |
| 6Macon-Bibb County, GA | 60 | 25 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #117 of 384 |
| 7Warner Robins, GA | 60 | 26 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +8.2% | #123 of 384 |
| 8Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 58 | 77 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.7% | #136 of 384 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 51 | 87 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.3% | #193 of 384 |
| 9Savannah, GA | 46 | 71 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +8.1% | #227 of 384 |
| 12Rome, GA | 36 | 13 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +2.8% | #288 of 384 |
Other business types in the Rome 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Rome, GA metro area?
There are 13 veterinarians on map listings in the Rome metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 the Rome, GA metro area spend on pets?
About $30.6M a year, or $830 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,856 households in the Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rome, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Rome metro area has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Rome metro area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,835 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Rome, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rome metro area at 101,378 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,856 households. The median household income in the Rome metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. The Rome metro area scores 36 for veterinarians (lower middle), #288 of 384 scored metro areas.
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