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Veterinarians in the Bloomington, IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Bloomington, IL 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 #92 of 384 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.3M
On pets · $888 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,419
+0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 veterinarians in the Bloomington metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Bloomington metro area comes to about $62.3M a year: $888 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 veterinarians, that is $3.3M per clinic, 21% above 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 16 businesses with payroll in the Bloomington metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,389 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bloomington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bloomington metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #92 of 384 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Bloomington metro area compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Bloomington, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.73.03.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,3894,3463,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$888$925$909
Median household income$79,905$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
262
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Bloomington 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 Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
171,419+0.1% since 2020
Households
70,220
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,003
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
88,959
Daytime population
180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN749502.6$3.7M0.0%#38 of 384
2Bloomington, IL64192.7$3.3M+0.1%#92 of 384
3Rockford, IL57352.6$3.1M−0.3%#141 of 384
St. Louis, MO-IL573653.1$2.9M−0.2%#143 of 384
4Decatur, IL47112.5$3M−4.3%#213 of 384
5Kankakee, IL38153.7$2.3M−1.7%#274 of 384
Paducah, KY-IL24163.8$2.1M−1.2%#356 of 384
6Peoria, IL24624.0$2.1M−1.3%#357 of 384
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL24184.7$1.6M+1.7%#360 of 384
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL23744.6$1.8M−0.9%#362 of 384

Other business types in the Bloomington metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Bloomington, IL metro area?

The Bloomington metro area has 19 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IL metro area spend on pets?

About $62.3M a year, or $888 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,220 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Bloomington metro area has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 23, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,389 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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 Bloomington metro area scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #92 of 384 scored metro areas.

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