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Veterinarians in Wasco County, OR
How Wasco County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,231 of 1,485 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,310
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Wasco County is 29 (lower middle), #1,231 of 1,485 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $851 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Wasco County spend about $9M a year on pets. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Wasco County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Wasco County in 2023. That is one for every 2,641 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wasco County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wasco 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 | Wasco County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,641 | 3,069 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,175 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Wasco 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 Wasco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,310−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,563
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $64,175+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,059
- Median home value
- $367,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,091
- Daytime population
- 24,380Residents 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 |
| 23Wasco County, OR | 29 | 6 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −1.1% | #1,231 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Wasco 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wasco County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in Wasco County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Wasco County, OR spend on pets?
About $9M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,563 households in Wasco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wasco County, OR compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wasco County has 5.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wasco County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,641 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Wasco County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Wasco County at 26,310 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,563 households. Median household income in Wasco County is $64,175, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.9%, 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. Wasco County scores 29 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,231 of 1,485 scored counties.
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