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Veterinarians in the Jackson, MS metro area

The veterinarians in the Jackson, MS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #269 of 384 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi

Listings
77
6 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
64
+3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.3M
On pets · $817 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
609,847
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 77 veterinarians in the Jackson metro area. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $194.3M a year on pets, or $817 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 77 veterinarians, that is $2.5M per clinic, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Jackson metro area in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,716 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $430K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Jackson metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jackson metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Jackson metro area is 38 (lower middle), #269 of 384 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.

How the Jackson 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.

Veterinarians in Jackson, MS metro area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.33.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,7164,0473,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.3%−0.7%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$817$774$909
Median household income$61,644$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64+3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
781
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
776 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$430K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Jackson 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 Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
609,847−1.4% since 2020
Households
237,841
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$61,644
Average household income
$87,121
Median home value
$200,500
Jobs located here
294,327
Daytime population
642,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Mississippi

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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 Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Mississippi

Metro areas in Mississippi ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Memphis, TN-MS-AR631402.7$3.2M−0.3%#98 of 384
1Hattiesburg, MS48213.5$2.3M+2.6%#211 of 384
2Gulfport-Biloxi, MS42613.6$2.2M+3.5%#246 of 384
3Jackson, MS38773.2$2.5M−1.4%#269 of 384

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Jackson, MS metro area?

The Jackson metro area has 77 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jackson, MS metro area spend on pets?

About $194.3M a year, or $817 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,841 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Jackson metro area has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 71, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,716 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, MS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 609,847 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 237,841 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,644 a year, 24% 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 Jackson metro area scores 38 for veterinarians (lower middle), #269 of 384 scored metro areas.

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