Pets · County · Oregon
Veterinarians in Columbia County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Columbia County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 1,485 scored counties
#2 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On pets · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Columbia County comes to about $20.6M a year: $986 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $2.9M per clinic, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Columbia County has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,186 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #201 of 1,485 scored counties and #2 of 24 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,186 | 3,069 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $986 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Columbia County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Columbia County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 veterinarians in Columbia County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on pets?
About $20.6M a year, or $986 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Columbia County has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Columbia County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,186 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 74 for veterinarians (upper middle), #201 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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