Pets · Metro area · Michigan
Veterinarians in the Niles, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Niles, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #197 of 384 scored metro areas
#5 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.9M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 veterinarians in the Niles metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Niles metro area comes to about $50.9M a year: $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 17% 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 Niles metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,000 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $917K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Niles metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Niles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Niles metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #197 of 384 scored metro areas and #5 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Niles 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 | Niles metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,000 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $917K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Niles 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 Niles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Niles metro area marked.
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 Niles 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Niles, MI metro area?
There are 16 veterinarians on map listings in the Niles metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) 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 Niles, MI metro area spend on pets?
About $50.9M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Niles metro area has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 19, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,000 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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 Niles metro area scores 50 for veterinarians (upper middle), #197 of 384 scored metro areas.
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