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Pets · Small-town market · North Carolina

Veterinarians in the Rockingham, NC area

How the Rockingham, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

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
$11.4M
On pets · $671 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
42,041
−1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in the Rockingham area. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Households in the Rockingham area spend about $11.4M a year on pets, or $671 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.7M 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 the Rockingham area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Rockingham area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, the Rockingham area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Rockingham 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.

Veterinarians in Rockingham, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.23.53.3
Spending per listing$5.7M$2.6M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,5023,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$671$899$909
Median household income$44,883$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
4The 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 the Rockingham 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 Rockingham area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,041−1.6% since 2020
Households
17,026
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$44,883+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,303
Median home value
$127,800
Jobs located here
13,566
Daytime population
37,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for veterinarians, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Rockingham area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC9471.4$6.1M+12.3%#2 of 398
2Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC82102.6$3M+3.4%#12 of 398
3Albemarle, NC7983.2$2.5M+9.8%#22 of 398
4Elizabeth City, NC7563.8$2.1M+4.5%#33 of 398
5Lumberton, NC73102.3$2.8M+3.4%#37 of 398
6New Bern, NC73173.2$2.5M+3.6%#40 of 398
7Brevard, NC7353.4$2.4M+2.9%#41 of 398
8Wilson, NC63133.9$1.9M+1.7%#107 of 398
9Waynesville, NC6293.3$2.4M+1.9%#111 of 398
10Sanford, NC61114.4$1.8M+10.8%#123 of 398
Rockingham, NCNot scored21.2$5.7M−1.6%

Other business types in the Rockingham area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Rockingham, NC area?

The Rockingham area 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 the Rockingham area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Rockingham, NC area spend on pets?

About $11.4M a year, or $671 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,026 households in the Rockingham area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rockingham, NC area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Rockingham area 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, the Rockingham area would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Rockingham, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Rockingham area at 42,041 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,026 households. The median household income in the Rockingham area is $44,883 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rockingham area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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