Pets · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Veterinarians in the Reading, PA metro area
How the Reading, PA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #247 of 384 scored metro areas
#5 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.6M
- On pets · $641 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $641 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in the Reading metro area spend about $104.6M a year on pets. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Reading metro area has 47 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Reading metro area was 35 in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,664 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Reading metro area.
Population estimates show the Reading metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Reading metro area is 42 (lower middle), #247 of 384 scored metro areas and #5 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Reading metro area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Reading metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,664 | 4,153 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.6% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $641 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35−14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 536
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Reading 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 Reading metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Reading metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 45 | 729 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #230 of 384 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 44 | 15 | 2.6 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #235 of 384 |
| 3Gettysburg, PA | 43 | 10 | 2.4 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #241 of 384 |
| 4Altoona, PA | 42 | 10 | 2.0 | $2.8M | −2.5% | #243 of 384 |
| 5Reading, PA | 42 | 47 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #247 of 384 |
| 6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 42 | 72 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #248 of 384 |
| 7Johnstown, PA | 38 | 13 | 2.3 | $2.3M | −3.2% | #273 of 384 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 112 | 3.3 | $2M | +3.0% | #297 of 384 |
| 9York-Hanover, PA | 33 | 61 | 3.4 | $2M | +3.6% | #309 of 384 |
| 10Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 31 | 69 | 2.9 | $1.9M | +1.4% | #321 of 384 |
Other business types in the Reading metro area
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 businesses31
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding31
- Pet stores19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Reading, PA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 veterinarians in the Reading metro area. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Reading, PA metro area spend on pets?
About $104.6M a year, or $641 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,236 households in the Reading metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reading, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Reading metro area has 2.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Reading metro area would have about 38, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,664 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Reading, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reading metro area at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in the Reading metro area is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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 Reading metro area scores 42 for veterinarians (lower middle), #247 of 384 scored metro areas.
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