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Veterinarians in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
How the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #22 of 384 scored metro areas
#5 of 25 scored metro areas based 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
For veterinarians, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #22 of 384 scored metro areas and #5 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 veterinarians in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 21%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area spend about $201.7M a year on pets, or $746 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7M per clinic, 2.6 times 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 19 businesses with payroll in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area classed as veterinary services. 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area | 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 | 79 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
- 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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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 businesses76
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area?
There are 29 veterinarians on map listings in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area as of September 2026. 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area 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. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area 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 national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. The median household income in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $54,338 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area scores 79 for veterinarians (high), #22 of 384 scored metro areas.
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