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Veterinarians in the Monroe, MI metro area
The veterinarians in the Monroe, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #78 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.3M
- On pets · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Monroe metro area spend about $54.3M a year on pets, or $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 15 veterinarians on map listings in the Monroe metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Monroe metro area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 4,502 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Monroe metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Monroe metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Monroe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #78 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Monroe metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Monroe metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,502 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $862 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 66 | 15 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #78 of 384 |
| 2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 66 | 473 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #79 of 384 |
| 3Bay City, MI | 58 | 9 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −1.6% | #133 of 384 |
| 4Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 57 | 143 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #145 of 384 |
| 5Niles, MI | 50 | 16 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −1.3% | #197 of 384 |
| 6Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 50 | 19 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #200 of 384 |
| 7Flint, MI | 49 | 44 | 2.6 | $2.9M | −1.1% | #204 of 384 |
| 8Midland, MI | 46 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #221 of 384 |
| 9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 42 | 36 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +0.8% | #244 of 384 |
| 10Jackson, MI | 40 | 20 | 3.2 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #255 of 384 |
Other business types in the Monroe 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Monroe, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 veterinarians in the Monroe metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on pets?
About $54.3M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Monroe metro area has 2.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.6M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 20, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,502 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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 Monroe metro area scores 66 for veterinarians (upper middle), #78 of 384 scored metro areas.
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