Pets · County · North Carolina
Veterinarians in Rowan County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Rowan County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #185 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.4M
- On pets · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 155,096
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 veterinarians in Rowan County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Rowan County spend about $48.4M a year on pets. That works out to $2.8M per clinic, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Rowan County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 5,890 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rowan County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Rowan County is 75 (high), #185 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 63 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rowan 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 | Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,890 | 3,502 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $821 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,725 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Rowan 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 Rowan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 155,096+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,899
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $65,725+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,650
- Median home value
- $238,400
- Jobs located here
- 54,409
- Daytime population
- 138,541Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rowan 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Rowan County, NC?
There are 17 veterinarians on map listings in Rowan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Rowan County, NC spend on pets?
About $48.4M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,899 households in Rowan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rowan County, NC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Rowan County has 2.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Rowan County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,890 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Rowan County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Rowan County at 155,096 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,899 households. The median household income in Rowan County is $65,725 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Rowan County scores 75 for veterinarians (high), #185 of 1,485 scored counties.
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