Pets · County · South Carolina
Veterinarians in Greenville County, SC
How Greenville County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #308 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 93
- 18 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $205.3M
- On pets · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Greenville County comes to about $205.3M a year: $931 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Greenville County has 93 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 19%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Greenville County was 55 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,010 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Greenville County.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenville County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Greenville County is 69 (upper middle), #308 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Greenville County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,010 | 4,034 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +12.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $931 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 55+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 910
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenville County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 85 | 27 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +18.7% | #44 of 1,485 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 78 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +6.3% | #118 of 1,485 |
| 3Horry County, SC | 78 | 45 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #124 of 1,485 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 76 | 48 | 2.9 | $3M | +4.6% | #154 of 1,485 |
| 5York County, SC | 76 | 42 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +8.1% | #157 of 1,485 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 76 | 18 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +18.3% | #165 of 1,485 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 75 | 42 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #188 of 1,485 |
| 8Beaufort County, SC | 71 | 32 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +8.9% | #268 of 1,485 |
| 9Florence County, SC | 69 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +1.2% | #302 of 1,485 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 69 | 93 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +10.6% | #308 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Greenville 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Greenville County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 veterinarians in Greenville County. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on pets?
About $205.3M a year, or $931 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 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 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Greenville County has 4.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Greenville County would have about 76, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,010 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 69 for veterinarians (upper middle), #308 of 1,485 scored counties.
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