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Veterinarians in Clatsop County, OR
The veterinarians in Clatsop County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #576 of 1,485 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On pets · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clatsop County spend about $16.6M a year on pets, or $924 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Clatsop County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Clatsop County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,569 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clatsop County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clatsop County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clatsop County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #576 of 1,485 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Oregon.
How Clatsop County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Clatsop County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,569 | 3,069 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $924 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 81 | 8 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +2.3% | #71 of 1,485 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 74 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +2.6% | #201 of 1,485 |
| 3Lincoln County, OR | 71 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +0.3% | #255 of 1,485 |
| 4Multnomah County, OR | 69 | 102 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −2.6% | #298 of 1,485 |
| 5Yamhill County, OR | 68 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #314 of 1,485 |
| 6Washington County, OR | 67 | 101 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #337 of 1,485 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 67 | 18 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #344 of 1,485 |
| 8Marion County, OR | 60 | 49 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #490 of 1,485 |
| 9Douglas County, OR | 59 | 15 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #515 of 1,485 |
| 10Lane County, OR | 57 | 55 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #558 of 1,485 |
| 11Clatsop County, OR | 56 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.3M | −0.6% | #576 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Clatsop 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding31
- Pet stores20
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Clatsop County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Clatsop County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Clatsop County, OR spend on pets?
About $16.6M a year, or $924 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in Clatsop County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clatsop County, OR compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Clatsop County has 2.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clatsop County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,569 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Clatsop County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Clatsop County at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. Median household income in Clatsop County is $71,822, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Clatsop County scores 56 for veterinarians (upper middle), #576 of 1,485 scored counties.
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