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Veterinarians in the Toledo, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Toledo, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #178 of 384 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
68
19 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
58
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$201.5M
On pets · $792 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
599,376
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 veterinarians in the Toledo metro area. 19 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Toledo metro area comes to about $201.5M a year: $792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per clinic, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Toledo metro area in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,388 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $995K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Toledo metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Toledo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Toledo metro area is 52 (upper middle), #178 of 384 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Toledo 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 Toledo, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureToledo metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.73.13.3
Spending per listing$3M$2.7M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,3884,0563,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+6.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$792$832$909
Median household income$65,486$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
893
Annual payroll, 2023
$40M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$995K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
599,376−1.0% since 2020
Households
254,486
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$65,486
Average household income
$90,812
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
293,806
Daytime population
629,657Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Ohio

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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 Toledo 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

Other business types in the Toledo metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Toledo, OH metro area?

There are 68 veterinarians on map listings in the Toledo metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Toledo, OH metro area spend on pets?

About $201.5M a year, or $792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,486 households in the Toledo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Toledo, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Toledo metro area has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Toledo metro area would have about 74, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,388 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Toledo, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Toledo metro area at 599,376 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 254,486 households. The median household income in the Toledo metro area is $65,486 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Toledo metro area scores 52 for veterinarians (upper middle), #178 of 384 scored metro areas.

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