Groundwork

Pets · Metro area · Ohio

Veterinarians in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area

The veterinarians in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #242 of 384 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
51
6 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
40
−2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$130.8M
On pets · $782 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,246
−0.2% since 2020

See the veterinarians around any address in the Canton-Massillon metro area

The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Canton-Massillon metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in the Canton-Massillon metro area comes to about $130.8M a year: $782 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 51 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 12%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Canton-Massillon metro area was 40 in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,179 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Canton-Massillon metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, the Canton-Massillon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #242 of 384 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Canton-Massillon metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCanton-Massillon metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.13.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.7M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,1794,0563,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.6%+6.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$782$832$909
Median household income$67,801$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40−2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
547
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
516 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Canton-Massillon 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 Canton-Massillon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
400,246−0.2% since 2020
Households
167,161
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
970 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,722
Median home value
$186,200
Jobs located here
167,864
Daytime population
384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in the Canton-Massillon metro area?

These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of the Canton-Massillon metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Veterinarians across Ohio

Every Ohio market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Canton-Massillon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH601023.0$2.8M+1.5%#118 of 384
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN603033.3$2.7M+2.7%#120 of 384
3Cleveland, OH592522.7$3.1M−0.8%#129 of 384
4Columbus, OH573073.6$2.6M+4.7%#148 of 384
5Youngstown-Warren, OH56402.2$3.3M−1.4%#151 of 384
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH52102.0$3.7M−3.6%#177 of 384
6Toledo, OH52682.7$3M−1.0%#178 of 384
7Mansfield, OH49142.8$2.6M−0.1%#206 of 384
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH48412.7$2.9M−2.6%#208 of 384
8Sandusky, OH47173.3$2.5M−2.6%#216 of 384
10Canton-Massillon, OH43513.1$2.6M−0.2%#242 of 384

Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 veterinarians in the Canton-Massillon metro area. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on pets?

About $130.8M a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 3.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 48, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,179 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. The Canton-Massillon metro area scores 43 for veterinarians (lower middle), #242 of 384 scored metro areas.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Canton-Massillon metro area. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Canton-Massillon metro area?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of the Canton-Massillon metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.