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Veterinarians in San Juan County, NM
The veterinarians in San Juan County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 1,485 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.8M
- On pets · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 64% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in San Juan County comes to about $33.8M a year: $809 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in San Juan County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,955 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #225 of 1,485 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Juan County 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 | San Juan County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,955 | 4,007 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $809 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 80 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +6.9% | #88 of 1,485 |
| 2Doña Ana County, NM | 77 | 16 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +4.1% | #127 of 1,485 |
| 3Lea County, NM | 73 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +0.2% | #210 of 1,485 |
| 4San Juan County, NM | 72 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.8M | −0.9% | #225 of 1,485 |
| 5Bernalillo County, NM | 63 | 91 | 3.2 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #424 of 1,485 |
| 6Santa Fe County, NM | 50 | 35 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.2% | #749 of 1,485 |
| 7Otero County, NM | 48 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #801 of 1,485 |
| 8Valencia County, NM | 38 | 14 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #1,025 of 1,485 |
| 9Curry County, NM | 37 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −3.5% | #1,033 of 1,485 |
| 10Chaves County, NM | 27 | 10 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −2.7% | #1,265 of 1,485 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in San Juan County, NM?
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in San Juan County, NM spend on pets?
About $33.8M a year, or $809 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
San Juan County has 1.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $6.8M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, San Juan County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,955 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 72 for veterinarians (upper middle), #225 of 1,485 scored counties.
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