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Veterinarians in Ellis County, TX
The veterinarians in Ellis County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #9 of 1,485 scored counties
#2 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75.4M
- On pets · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 240,867
- +24.0% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Ellis County has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #9 of 1,485 scored counties and #2 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 veterinarians in Ellis County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Ellis County spend about $75.4M a year on pets, or $1,050 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per clinic, 73% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Ellis County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,485 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Ellis County. Population estimates put the population change in Ellis County from 2020 to 2025 at +24.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis 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 | Ellis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,485 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,050 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,595 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 240,867+24.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,759
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $99,595+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,930
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 60,835
- Daytime population
- 167,890Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ellis 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 businesses83
- Veterinarians91
- Pet grooming and boarding80
- Pet stores88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Ellis County, TX?
There are 16 veterinarians on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Ellis County, TX spend on pets?
About $75.4M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,759 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Ellis County has 2.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4.7M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Ellis County would have about 28, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,485 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 240,867 people in 2025, up 24.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,759 households. The median household income in Ellis County is $99,595 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Ellis County scores 91 for veterinarians (very high), #9 of 1,485 scored counties.
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