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Veterinarians in Anne Arundel County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Anne Arundel County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #300 of 1,485 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 83
- 21 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $278.8M
- On pets · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 veterinarians in Anne Arundel County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $1,241 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Anne Arundel County spend about $278.8M a year on pets. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Anne Arundel County was 73 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,079 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Anne Arundel County.
Population estimates put the population change in Anne Arundel County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Anne Arundel County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #300 of 1,485 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anne Arundel County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,079 | 4,102 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | −0.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,241 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 73+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,494
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $84.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8321 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 603,380+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 224,748
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,442
- Median household income
- $124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,835
- Median home value
- $467,900
- Jobs located here
- 269,614
- Daytime population
- 605,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 92 | 18 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +5.9% | #6 of 1,485 |
| 2Prince George’s County, MD | 85 | 47 | 1.4 | $8.1M | +0.5% | #39 of 1,485 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 80 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #98 of 1,485 |
| 4Montgomery County, MD | 75 | 131 | 3.4 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #173 of 1,485 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 74 | 15 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #196 of 1,485 |
| 6Calvert County, MD | 74 | 13 | 3.9 | $3.3M | +1.7% | #198 of 1,485 |
| 7Baltimore city, MD | 72 | 37 | 1.4 | $5.8M | −2.3% | #226 of 1,485 |
| 8Harford County, MD | 71 | 36 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +2.0% | #257 of 1,485 |
| 9Baltimore County, MD | 70 | 101 | 3.0 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #279 of 1,485 |
| 10Howard County, MD | 69 | 48 | 4.0 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #299 of 1,485 |
| 11Anne Arundel County, MD | 69 | 83 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #300 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Anne Arundel 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
There are 83 veterinarians on map listings in Anne Arundel County as of September 2026. 21 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on pets?
About $278.8M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Anne Arundel County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.4M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 103, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,079 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Anne Arundel County scores 69 for veterinarians (upper middle), #300 of 1,485 scored counties.
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