Pets · County · New Mexico
Veterinarians in Santa Fe County, NM
How Santa Fe County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #749 of 1,485 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 35
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.7M
- On pets · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 veterinarians in Santa Fe County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $1,000 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Fe County spend about $70.7M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% below 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 24 businesses with payroll in Santa Fe County classed as veterinary services, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,949 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Santa Fe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Fe County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Santa Fe County is 50 (upper middle), #749 of 1,485 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,949 | 4,007 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.6% | −0.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,000 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,071 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 24−22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 70,767
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,910 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,955
- Median home value
- $446,300
- Jobs located here
- 64,012
- Daytime population
- 157,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for veterinarians, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Santa Fe County marked.
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 Santa Fe 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Santa Fe County, NM?
There are 35 veterinarians on map listings in Santa Fe County as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) 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 22.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Santa Fe County, NM spend on pets?
About $70.7M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,767 households in Santa Fe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Fe County, NM compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Santa Fe County has 4.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Santa Fe County would have about 26, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,949 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Fe County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Santa Fe County at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. The median household income in Santa Fe County is $79,071 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Santa Fe County scores 50 for veterinarians (upper middle), #749 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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