Pets · Metro area · Mississippi
Veterinarians in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area
The veterinarians in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #211 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48M
- On pets · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,014
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hattiesburg metro area spend about $48M a year on pets, or $798 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 21 veterinarians on map listings in the Hattiesburg metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Hattiesburg metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,627 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hattiesburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hattiesburg metro area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #211 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.
How the Hattiesburg metro area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Hattiesburg metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,627 | 4,047 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $798 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,285 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 356
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,014+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,155
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $60,285
- Average household income
- $85,017
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 64,162
- Daytime population
- 162,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hattiesburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 63 | 140 | 2.7 | $3.2M | −0.3% | #98 of 384 |
| 1Hattiesburg, MS | 48 | 21 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #211 of 384 |
| 2Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 42 | 61 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #246 of 384 |
| 3Jackson, MS | 38 | 77 | 3.2 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #269 of 384 |
Other business types in the Hattiesburg 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 veterinarians in the Hattiesburg metro area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area spend on pets?
About $48M a year, or $798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 60,155 households in the Hattiesburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hattiesburg, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Hattiesburg metro area would have about 18, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,627 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hattiesburg, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hattiesburg metro area at 158,014 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,155 households. Median household income in the Hattiesburg metro area is $60,285, 25% 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 Hattiesburg metro area scores 48 for veterinarians (lower middle), #211 of 384 scored metro areas.
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