Pets · Metro area · New Mexico
Veterinarians in the Las Cruces, NM metro area
The veterinarians in the Las Cruces, NM metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.4M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Las Cruces metro area is 75 (high), #32 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 veterinarians in the Las Cruces metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Las Cruces metro area comes to about $68.4M a year: $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Las Cruces metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,993 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Las Cruces metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Las Cruces metro area compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Las Cruces metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,993 | 4,007 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for veterinarians, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Las Cruces metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 75 | 16 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +4.1% | #32 of 384 |
| 2Farmington, NM | 69 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.8M | −0.9% | #59 of 384 |
| 3Albuquerque, NM | 60 | 120 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +0.8% | #116 of 384 |
| 4Santa Fe, NM | 37 | 35 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.2% | #284 of 384 |
Other business types in the Las Cruces 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Las Cruces, NM metro area?
The Las Cruces metro area has 16 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 17 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Las Cruces, NM metro area spend on pets?
About $68.4M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in the Las Cruces metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Las Cruces, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Las Cruces metro area has 1.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4.3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Las Cruces metro area would have about 25, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,993 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Las Cruces, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Las Cruces metro area at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. The median household income in the Las Cruces metro area is $56,848 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. The Las Cruces metro area scores 75 for veterinarians (high), #32 of 384 scored metro areas.
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