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Veterinarians in Austin County, TX
How Austin County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #993 of 1,485 scored counties
#82 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.3M
- On pets · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,625
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $929 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Austin County spend about $11.3M a year on pets. Spread across 10 veterinarians, that is $1.1M per clinic, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Austin County has 10 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Austin County in 2023. That is one for every 2,021 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Austin County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Austin County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #993 of 1,485 scored counties and #82 of 103 scored counties in Texas.
How Austin County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Austin County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,021 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $929 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,789 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Austin 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 Austin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,625+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,128
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $75,789+14.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,163
- Median home value
- $296,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,751
- Daytime population
- 24,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland County, TX | 92 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +10.0% | #7 of 1,485 |
| 2Ellis County, TX | 91 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +24.0% | #9 of 1,485 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 84 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +17.4% | #10 of 1,485 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.8% | #24 of 1,485 |
| 5Chambers County, TX | 87 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +22.6% | #31 of 1,485 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +21.3% | #37 of 1,485 |
| 7Ector County, TX | 85 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #40 of 1,485 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 85 | 474 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #43 of 1,485 |
| 9Webb County, TX | 82 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% | #58 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,485 |
| 82Austin County, TX | 40 | 10 | 8.2 | $1.1M | +11.6% | #993 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Austin 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
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Austin County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in Austin County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Austin County, TX spend on pets?
About $11.3M a year, or $929 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,128 households in Austin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Austin County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Austin County has 8.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Austin County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Austin County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Austin County at 33,625 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,128 households. Median household income in Austin County is $75,789, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.5%, 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. Austin County scores 40 for veterinarians (lower middle), #993 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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