Pets · Metro area · Indiana
Veterinarians in the Evansville, IN metro area
How the Evansville, IN 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #245 of 384 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 41
- 13 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.8M
- On pets · $805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 273,786
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 veterinarians in the Evansville metro area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 32%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the Evansville metro area spend about $91.8M a year on pets, or $805 per household, 11% below 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. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Evansville metro area in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,221 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Evansville metro area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Evansville metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #245 of 384 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Evansville metro area compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Evansville metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,221 | 4,036 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +3.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $805 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,232 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Evansville 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 Evansville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 273,786+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 113,966
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $68,232
- Average household income
- $93,981
- Median home value
- $204,000
- Jobs located here
- 134,954
- Daytime population
- 275,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Evansville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Wayne, IN | 75 | 39 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +3.9% | #33 of 384 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 74 | 950 | 2.6 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #38 of 384 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 68 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #73 of 384 |
| 3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 62 | 291 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +5.4% | #105 of 384 |
| 4Bloomington, IN | 60 | 16 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +2.0% | #112 of 384 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 60 | 303 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #120 of 384 |
| 5Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 51 | 21 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #188 of 384 |
| 6Muncie, IN | 49 | 12 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #205 of 384 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 46 | 204 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #224 of 384 |
| 7Evansville, IN | 42 | 41 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #245 of 384 |
Other business types in the Evansville 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding18
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Evansville, IN metro area?
The Evansville metro area has 41 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Evansville, IN metro area spend on pets?
About $91.8M a year, or $805 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 113,966 households in the Evansville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Evansville, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Evansville metro area has 3.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% 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 national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Evansville metro area would have about 34, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,221 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Evansville, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Evansville metro area at 273,786 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,966 households. The median household income in the Evansville metro area is $68,232 a year, 15% 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 Evansville metro area scores 42 for veterinarians (lower middle), #245 of 384 scored metro areas.
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