Pets · Metro area · Texas
Veterinarians in the Laredo, TX metro area
The veterinarians in the Laredo, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 384 scored metro areas
#4 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.7M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,224
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, the Laredo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #18 of 384 scored metro areas and #4 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 veterinarians in the Laredo metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the Laredo metro area spend about $64.7M a year on pets, or $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.2 times 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 the Laredo metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 11,625 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Laredo metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Laredo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Laredo metro area 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 | Laredo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,625 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,058 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 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
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Laredo metro area, 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 the Laredo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,224+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 81,373
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,101
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 100,368
- Daytime population
- 263,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Laredo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 91 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +9.8% | #2 of 384 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 84 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #7 of 384 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 81 | 815 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +10.3% | #17 of 384 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 80 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% | #18 of 384 |
| 5McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 79 | 29 | 1.1 | $7M | +5.6% | #22 of 384 |
| 6Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 44 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +7.2% | #29 of 384 |
| 7Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 73 | 19 | 1.4 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #42 of 384 |
| 8Lubbock, TX | 72 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +4.6% | #49 of 384 |
| 9Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 72 | 1,025 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +10.6% | #51 of 384 |
| 10El Paso, TX | 70 | 59 | 2.0 | $4M | +1.3% | #56 of 384 |
Other business types in the Laredo metro area
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 businesses80
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding78
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Laredo, TX metro area?
The Laredo metro area has 11 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Laredo, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $64.7M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in the Laredo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laredo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Laredo metro area has 1.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Laredo metro area would have about 24, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,625 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Laredo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Laredo metro area at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. The median household income in the Laredo metro area is $63,058 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. The Laredo metro area scores 80 for veterinarians (high), #18 of 384 scored metro areas.
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