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Veterinarians in the Reno, NV metro area

How the Reno, NV metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #27 of 384 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
75
20 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
50
+16.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$232.8M
On pets · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
578,734
+5.0% 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

The Reno metro area scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #27 of 384 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.

At $1,035 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Reno metro area spend about $232.8M a year on pets. That works out to $3.1M per clinic, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 75 veterinarians on map listings in the Reno metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 27%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Reno metro area was 50 in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,499 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Reno metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Reno metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Reno metro area 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.

Veterinarians in Reno, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureReno metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.53.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,4994,9903,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.3%+2.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,035$975$909
Median household income$87,485$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score7887

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50+16.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
944
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7520 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
578,734+5.0% since 2020
Households
224,933
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$87,485
Average household income
$118,079
Median home value
$502,300
Jobs located here
274,907
Daytime population
561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Nevada

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Reno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in Nevada ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV891862.2$4.5M+5.8%#3 of 384
2Reno, NV78753.3$3.1M+5.0%#27 of 384
3Carson City, NV5573.0$3.1M−0.2%#157 of 384

Other business types in the Reno metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Reno, NV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 veterinarians in the Reno metro area. 20 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on pets?

About $232.8M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Reno metro area has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 86, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,499 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above 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 Reno metro area scores 78 for veterinarians (high), #27 of 384 scored metro areas.

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