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Veterinarians in Deaf Smith County, TX
The veterinarians in Deaf Smith County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,425 of 1,485 scored counties
#103 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On pets · $772 a household
- Spending per listing
- $934K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,626
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Deaf Smith County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,425 of 1,485 scored counties and #103 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in Deaf Smith County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $772 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Deaf Smith County spend about $4.7M a year on pets. That is about $934K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Deaf Smith County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Deaf Smith County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Deaf Smith 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 | Deaf Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $934K | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,513 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $772 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,799 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,626+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,051
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $60,799+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,276
- Median home value
- $121,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,711
- Daytime population
- 18,792Residents 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 |
| 103Deaf Smith County, TX | 16 | 5 | 8.3 | $934K | +0.5% | #1,425 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Deaf Smith 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 businesses23
- Veterinarians16
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Deaf Smith County, TX?
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Deaf Smith County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Deaf Smith County, TX spend on pets?
About $4.7M a year, or $772 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $934K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,051 households in Deaf Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Deaf Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Deaf Smith County has 8.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $934K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Deaf Smith County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Deaf Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Deaf Smith County at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. The median household income in Deaf Smith County is $60,799 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Deaf Smith County scores 16 for veterinarians (low), #1,425 of 1,485 scored counties.
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