Pets · County · Nevada
Veterinarians in Carson City, NV
The veterinarians in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #450 of 1,485 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On pets · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in Carson City. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Carson City comes to about $21.8M a year: $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per clinic, 15% 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 7 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,385 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Carson City declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Carson City has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #450 of 1,485 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Nevada.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,385 | 4,990 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $921 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, NV | 89 | 186 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +5.8% | #16 of 1,485 |
| 2Lyon County, NV | 86 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +9.5% | #34 of 1,485 |
| 3Washoe County, NV | 79 | 69 | 3.5 | $3M | +4.4% | #106 of 1,485 |
| 4Elko County, NV | 73 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +2.1% | #213 of 1,485 |
| 5Carson City, NV | 62 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.2% | #450 of 1,485 |
| 6Douglas County, NV | 42 | 12 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +1.2% | #937 of 1,485 |
| 7Humboldt County, NV | 27 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #1,277 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Carson City
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 businesses42
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Carson City, NV?
Carson City has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on pets?
About $21.8M a year, or $921 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Carson City has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Carson City would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,385 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 62 for veterinarians (upper middle), #450 of 1,485 scored counties.
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