Pets · Metro area · Indiana
Veterinarians in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette, 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #313 of 384 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69.3M
- On pets · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,468
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is 32 (lower middle), #313 of 384 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area spend about $69.3M a year on pets, or $764 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 30 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 10%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area was 29 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,128 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,128 | 4,036 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +3.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $764 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,011 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 320
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,468+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,706
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,994
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 106,732
- Daytime population
- 234,551Residents 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 |
| 10Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 32 | 30 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #313 of 384 |
Other business types in the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians32
- Pet grooming and boarding47
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 veterinarians in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area spend on pets?
About $69.3M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 26, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,128 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 32 for veterinarians (lower middle), #313 of 384 scored metro areas.
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