Pets · County · New Hampshire
Veterinarians in Merrimack County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Merrimack County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,337 of 1,485 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 37
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.6M
- On pets · $716 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Merrimack County is 23 (low), #1,337 of 1,485 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Merrimack County comes to about $43.6M a year: $716 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per clinic, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Merrimack County has 37 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Merrimack County was 24 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,538 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Merrimack County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Merrimack County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Merrimack County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,538 | 2,836 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −1.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $716 | $740 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 424
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Merrimack County, 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 Merrimack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 46 | 75 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #856 of 1,485 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 36 | 7 | 4.2 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #1,079 of 1,485 |
| 3Rockingham County, NH | 35 | 65 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #1,097 of 1,485 |
| 4Carroll County, NH | 31 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #1,184 of 1,485 |
| 5Strafford County, NH | 27 | 28 | 5.4 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,276 of 1,485 |
| 6Grafton County, NH | 26 | 16 | 4.3 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,291 of 1,485 |
| 7Belknap County, NH | 26 | 14 | 5.3 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #1,295 of 1,485 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 24 | 14 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #1,322 of 1,485 |
| 9Merrimack County, NH | 23 | 37 | 6.1 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #1,337 of 1,485 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 21 | 5 | 3.6 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #1,370 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Merrimack County
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 businesses20
- Veterinarians23
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Merrimack County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 veterinarians in Merrimack County. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Merrimack County, NH spend on pets?
About $43.6M a year, or $716 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Merrimack County has 6.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 16, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,538 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 23 for veterinarians (low), #1,337 of 1,485 scored counties.
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