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Veterinarians in Dallas County, TX
How Dallas 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 1,485 scored counties
#13 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 230
- 76 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $922.8M
- On pets · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #87 of 1,485 scored counties and #13 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 230 veterinarians in Dallas County. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 33%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $939 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $922.8M a year on pets. That is about $4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as veterinary services, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,521 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Dallas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,521 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.1% | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $939 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171 → 178+4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,644
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23076 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 339The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents 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 |
| 13Dallas County, TX | 80 | 230 | 2.3 | $4M | +1.9% | #87 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 businesses79
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding79
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Dallas County, TX?
There are 230 veterinarians on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 76 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on pets?
About $922.8M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 230 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Dallas County has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Dallas County would have about 339, against 230 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,521 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dallas County scores 80 for veterinarians (high), #87 of 1,485 scored counties.
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