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Veterinarians in Carteret County, NC
The veterinarians in Carteret County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #941 of 1,485 scored counties
#53 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On pets · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,469
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Carteret County comes to about $28.6M a year: $894 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 veterinarians, that is $1.8M per clinic, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Carteret County has 16 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Carteret County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,999 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Carteret County.
Population estimates show Carteret County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Carteret County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #941 of 1,485 scored counties and #53 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Carteret 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 | Carteret County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,999 | 3,502 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $894 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,322 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Carteret 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 Carteret County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,469+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,977
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $72,322+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,351
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,748
- Daytime population
- 65,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 53Carteret County, NC | 42 | 16 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #941 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Carteret 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Carteret County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 veterinarians in Carteret County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Carteret County, NC spend on pets?
About $28.6M a year, or $894 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,977 households in Carteret County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carteret County, NC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Carteret County has 5.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Carteret County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,999 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Carteret County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Carteret County at 70,469 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,977 households. Median household income in Carteret County is $72,322, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Carteret County scores 42 for veterinarians (lower middle), #941 of 1,485 scored counties.
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