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Veterinarians in New York County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in New York County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #311 of 1,485 scored counties
#2 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
161
43 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
120
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$624.4M
On pets · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,664,862
−1.3% 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

Household spending on pets in New York County comes to about $624.4M a year: $802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 161 veterinarians, that is $3.9M per clinic, 43% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

New York County has 161 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in New York County was 120 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,486 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in New York County.

Population estimates show New York County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. New York County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #311 of 1,485 scored counties and #2 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How New York County compares

The same measures for New York 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 New York County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNew York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.43.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishment6,4865,1923,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+7.5%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$802$701$909
Median household income$103,931$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
112 → 120+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,501
Annual payroll, 2023
$202.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in New York 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 New York County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
Households
778,281
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
25%
Vehicles per household
0.3
Land area
23 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71,884
Median household income
$103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$194,106
Median home value
$1,090,500
Jobs located here
2,508,325
Daytime population
3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for veterinarians, numbered among those based in New York, with New York County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockland County, NY71292.8$2.9M+5.9%#262 of 1,485
2New York County, NY681612.1$3.9M−1.3%#311 of 1,485
3Richmond County, NY68372.2$3.4M+1.3%#313 of 1,485
4Nassau County, NY681373.0$3.1M+0.6%#317 of 1,485
5Queens County, NY651001.2$5.8M−1.1%#370 of 1,485
6Kings County, NY631201.2$5.7M−2.5%#417 of 1,485
7Albany County, NY62312.3$2.9M+2.2%#453 of 1,485
8Bronx County, NY61220.4$12.3M−3.8%#463 of 1,485
9Westchester County, NY601143.1$2.8M+1.4%#483 of 1,485
10Rensselaer County, NY58162.4$2.8M−0.2%#535 of 1,485

Other business types in New York County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in New York County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 veterinarians in New York County. 43 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in New York County, NY spend on pets?

About $624.4M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.

How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

New York County has 2.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.9M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, New York County would have about 230, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,486 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is New York County, NY growing?

Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 68 for veterinarians (upper middle), #311 of 1,485 scored counties.

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