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Veterinarians in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #45 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
45
12 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
33
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$131.3M
On pets · $827 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
427,551
+20.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area spend about $131.3M a year on pets, or $827 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 45 veterinarians, that is $2.9M per clinic, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 45 veterinarians on map listings in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (27%) 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area classed as veterinary services, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,811 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area.

Population estimates show the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area grew 20.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #45 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area 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.

Veterinarians in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.63.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,8114,0343,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%+12.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+20.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$827$869$909
Median household income$66,880$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7362

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
527
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
427,551+20.9% since 2020
Households
158,779
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,133 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,880
Average household income
$87,740
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
142,324
Daytime population
375,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC73452.8$2.9M+20.9%#45 of 384
2Spartanburg, SC70433.0$2.7M+14.3%#58 of 384
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC683983.7$2.7M+10.1%#72 of 384
3Columbia, SC621133.3$2.6M+6.0%#106 of 384
4Florence, SC59202.6$3M+0.9%#130 of 384
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC58773.3$2.6M+4.7%#136 of 384
5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC581383.6$2.4M+9.0%#138 of 384
6Sumter, SC56112.7$2.8M−0.3%#153 of 384
7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC55394.1$2.4M+12.0%#161 of 384
8Charleston-North Charleston, SC481634.9$2M+10.7%#212 of 384

Other business types in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area

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Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 veterinarians in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area spend on pets?

About $131.3M a year, or $827 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 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 158,779 households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has 2.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area would have about 48, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,811 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. Median household income in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area is $66,880, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area scores 73 for veterinarians (upper middle), #45 of 384 scored metro areas.

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