Pets · Metro area · North Carolina
Veterinarians in the Greenville, NC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Greenville, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 384 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.4M
- On pets · $783 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 182,936
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Greenville metro area comes to about $58.4M a year: $783 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 17 veterinarians on map listings in the Greenville metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Greenville metro area was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 3,388 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Greenville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greenville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Greenville metro area is 59 (upper middle), #125 of 384 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Greenville metro area 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 | Greenville metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,388 | 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 | $783 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,188 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Greenville metro area, 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 the Greenville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 182,936+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 74,533
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 652 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $58,188+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,802
- Median home value
- $208,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,213
- Daytime population
- 183,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for veterinarians, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greenville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rocky Mount, NC | 72 | 11 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +2.8% | #47 of 384 |
| 2Goldsboro, NC | 68 | 12 | 2.5 | $3.1M | +3.8% | #68 of 384 |
| 3Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 68 | 398 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +10.1% | #72 of 384 |
| 4Fayetteville, NC | 63 | 36 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #97 of 384 |
| 5Winston-Salem, NC | 63 | 85 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +5.3% | #100 of 384 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 62 | 224 | 3.2 | $3M | +0.9% | #102 of 384 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 61 | 245 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +12.6% | #109 of 384 |
| 7Greenville, NC | 59 | 17 | 2.3 | $3.4M | +5.4% | #125 of 384 |
| 8Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 57 | 95 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +7.5% | #147 of 384 |
| 9Wilmington, NC | 55 | 79 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +15.9% | #163 of 384 |
Other business types in the Greenville metro area
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 businesses60
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Greenville, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 veterinarians in the Greenville metro area. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Greenville, NC metro area spend on pets?
About $58.4M a year, or $783 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,533 households in the Greenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Greenville metro area has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.4M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Greenville metro area would have about 21, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,388 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville metro area at 182,936 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,533 households. Median household income in the Greenville metro area is $58,188, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Greenville metro area scores 59 for veterinarians (upper middle), #125 of 384 scored metro areas.
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