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Veterinarians in Alleghany County, NC
The veterinarians in Alleghany County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On pets · $689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 11,479
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Alleghany County. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.
Households in Alleghany County spend about $3.6M a year on pets, or $689 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Alleghany County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Alleghany County grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Alleghany County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Alleghany County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Alleghany County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,502 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $689 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $47,172 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,479+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,177
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 235 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $47,172+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,176
- Median home value
- $214,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,918
- Daytime population
- 10,199Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Alleghany County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 89 | 15 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +26.5% | #17 of 1,485 |
| 2Harnett County, NC | 88 | 7 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +12.3% | #18 of 1,485 |
| 3Lincoln County, NC | 87 | 9 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +13.2% | #28 of 1,485 |
| 4Johnston County, NC | 81 | 23 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +17.9% | #74 of 1,485 |
| 5Davidson County, NC | 80 | 17 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #92 of 1,485 |
| 6Union County, NC | 80 | 30 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +11.7% | #96 of 1,485 |
| 7Nash County, NC | 76 | 8 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +3.9% | #142 of 1,485 |
| 8Franklin County, NC | 76 | 9 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +18.8% | #156 of 1,485 |
| 9Mecklenburg County, NC | 76 | 179 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +10.5% | #161 of 1,485 |
| 10Rowan County, NC | 75 | 17 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #185 of 1,485 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $1.8M | +5.4% |
Other business types in Alleghany 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Alleghany County, NC?
Alleghany County has 2 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Alleghany County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Alleghany County, NC spend on pets?
About $3.6M a year, or $689 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,177 households in Alleghany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alleghany County, NC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Alleghany County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Alleghany County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Alleghany County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Alleghany County at 11,479 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,177 households. The median household income in Alleghany County is $47,172 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Alleghany County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alleghany County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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