Pets · County · Texas
Veterinarians in El Paso County, TX
How El Paso 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 1,485 scored counties
#28 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 59
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $234.8M
- On pets · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,858
- +1.3% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in El Paso County
The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of El Paso County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on pets in El Paso County comes to about $234.8M a year: $784 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per clinic, 46% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 59 veterinarians on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as veterinary services, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 8,323 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in El Paso County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #208 of 1,485 scored counties and #28 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,323 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $784 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 588
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 598 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,858+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 299,637
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 859
- Median household income
- $59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,845
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 347,266
- Daytime population
- 864,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in El Paso County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of El Paso County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardVeterinarians across Texas
Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with El Paso County marked.
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 |
| 28El Paso County, TX | 73 | 59 | 2.0 | $4M | +1.3% | #208 of 1,485 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in El Paso County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 veterinarians in El Paso County. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on pets?
About $234.8M a year, or $784 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $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 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
El Paso County has 2.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, El Paso County would have about 86, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,323 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 73 for veterinarians (upper middle), #208 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in El Paso County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in El Paso County
Screening a site or an acquisition in El Paso County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of El Paso County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.