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Veterinarians in Moore County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Moore County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #731 of 1,485 scored counties
#48 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On pets · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,619
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Moore County spend about $42M a year on pets, or $955 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 23 veterinarians, that is $1.8M per clinic, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 23 veterinarians on map listings in Moore County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Moore County in 2023. That is one for every 2,096 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Moore County.
Population estimates show Moore County grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Moore County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #731 of 1,485 scored counties and #48 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Moore 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 | Moore County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,096 | 3,502 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $955 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,080 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Moore 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 Moore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,619+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,013
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,924
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,923
- Daytime population
- 109,477Residents 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 |
| 48Moore County, NC | 51 | 23 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +10.3% | #731 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Moore 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
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding47
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Moore County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 veterinarians in Moore County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Moore County, NC spend on pets?
About $42M a year, or $955 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 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 44,013 households in Moore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moore County, NC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Moore County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Moore County would have about 15, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,096 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Moore County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Moore County at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in Moore County is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Moore County scores 51 for veterinarians (upper middle), #731 of 1,485 scored counties.
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