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Veterinarians in Hidalgo County, TX
The veterinarians in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #83 of 1,485 scored counties
#12 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $201.7M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Hidalgo County is 80 (high), #83 of 1,485 scored counties and #12 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $201.7M a year on pets, or $746 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 29 veterinarians on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 21%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Hidalgo County in 2023. That is one for every 14,222 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Hidalgo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,222 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $746 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 426
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 12Hidalgo County, TX | 80 | 29 | 1.1 | $7M | +5.6% | #83 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 boarding71
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 veterinarians in Hidalgo County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on pets?
About $201.7M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Hidalgo County has 1.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $7M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 74, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,222 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 80 for veterinarians (high), #83 of 1,485 scored counties.
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