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Veterinarians in Comal County, TX
The veterinarians in Comal County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #408 of 1,485 scored counties
#43 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 32
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +45.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.2M
- On pets · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,166
- +27.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,096 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Comal County spend about $78.2M a year on pets. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Comal County has 32 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Comal County in 2023, up 45.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,039 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Comal County.
Population estimates put the population change in Comal County from 2020 to 2025 at +27.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Comal County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #408 of 1,485 scored counties and #43 of 103 scored counties in Texas.
How Comal 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 | Comal County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,039 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.8% | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +27.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,096 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $101,889 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 35+45.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 379
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Comal 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 Comal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,166+27.9% since 2020
- Households
- 71,354
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 329
- Median household income
- $101,889+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,953
- Median home value
- $427,200
- Jobs located here
- 76,984
- Daytime population
- 179,700Residents 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 |
| 43Comal County, TX | 64 | 32 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +27.9% | #408 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Comal 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Comal County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 veterinarians in Comal County. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 45.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Comal County, TX spend on pets?
About $78.2M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,354 households in Comal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Comal County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Comal County has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Comal County would have about 29, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,039 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Comal County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Comal County at 209,166 people in 2025, up 27.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,354 households. Median household income in Comal County is $101,889, 26% above 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. Comal County scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #408 of 1,485 scored counties.
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