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Veterinarians in Guadalupe County, TX

The veterinarians in Guadalupe County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #24 of 1,485 scored counties
#4 of 103 scored counties in Texas

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$66M
On pets · $1,008 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,111
+15.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Guadalupe County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #24 of 1,485 scored counties and #4 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

Household spending on pets in Guadalupe County comes to about $66M a year: $1,008 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Guadalupe County has 18 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Guadalupe County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,673 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Guadalupe County. Population estimates put the population change in Guadalupe County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Guadalupe 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.

Veterinarians in Guadalupe County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGuadalupe CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.43.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,6733,9043,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,008$950$909
Median household income$92,375$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8870

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 14
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,111+15.8% since 2020
Households
65,424
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
258
Median household income
$92,375+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,083
Median home value
$304,400
Jobs located here
49,144
Daytime population
142,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with Guadalupe County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland County, TX92192.8$3.7M+10.0%#7 of 1,485
2Ellis County, TX91162.2$4.7M+24.0%#9 of 1,485
3Fort Bend County, TX91842.9$4.1M+17.4%#10 of 1,485
4Guadalupe County, TX88182.8$3.7M+15.8%#24 of 1,485
5Chambers County, TX8774.1$2.7M+22.6%#31 of 1,485
6Bastrop County, TX86113.0$3.2M+21.3%#37 of 1,485
7Ector County, TX85132.0$4.4M+5.0%#40 of 1,485
8Harris County, TX854742.7$3.5M+6.6%#43 of 1,485
9Webb County, TX82111.4$5.9M+5.2%#58 of 1,485
10Orange County, TX8172.2$4.1M+1.8%#72 of 1,485

Other business types in Guadalupe County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Guadalupe County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 veterinarians in Guadalupe County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Guadalupe County, TX spend on pets?

About $66M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,424 households in Guadalupe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guadalupe County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Guadalupe County has 2.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Guadalupe County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,673 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Guadalupe County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Guadalupe County at 201,111 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,424 households. Median household income in Guadalupe County is $92,375, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Guadalupe County scores 88 for veterinarians (high), #24 of 1,485 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Guadalupe County

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