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Veterinarians in the Stephenville, TX area

The veterinarians in the Stephenville, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #336 of 398 scored small-town markets
#23 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.8M
On pets · $820 a household
Spending per listing
$657K
76% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
3.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,911
+2.8% 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

The Stephenville area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #336 of 398 scored small-town markets and #23 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $820 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Stephenville area spend about $13.8M a year on pets. That works out to $657K per clinic, 76% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 21 veterinarians on map listings in the Stephenville area as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 3.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Stephenville area was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 934 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Stephenville area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Stephenville 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.

Veterinarians in Stephenville, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureStephenville areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.53.43.3
Spending per listing$657K$2.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment9343,9043,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$820$950$909
Median household income$65,115$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2970

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18
Employees, 2023
196
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Stephenville 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 Stephenville area

Population, 2025 estimate
43,911+2.8% since 2020
Households
16,816
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,083 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$65,115+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,669
Median home value
$269,100
Jobs located here
17,708
Daytime population
40,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Texas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Stephenville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lufkin, TX7582.5$3.2M+1.9%#30 of 398
2Corsicana, TX7373.7$2.2M+8.2%#42 of 398
3Kerrville, TX7194.0$2.2M+2.5%#59 of 398
4Athens, TX70144.2$2M+7.5%#65 of 398
5Granbury, TX69135.1$1.9M+13.6%#72 of 398
6Jacksonville, TX6863.3$2.4M+5.4%#75 of 398
7Palestine, TX6874.0$1.9M+3.2%#78 of 398
8Bonham, TX6764.7$1.9M+9.2%#83 of 398
9Huntsville, TX61103.8$1.9M+9.5%#122 of 398
10Sulphur Springs, TX5864.3$2M+6.1%#140 of 398
23Stephenville, TX292112.5$657K+2.8%#336 of 398

Other business types in the Stephenville area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Stephenville, TX area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 veterinarians in the Stephenville area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Stephenville, TX area spend on pets?

About $13.8M a year, or $820 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $657K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,816 households in the Stephenville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Stephenville, TX area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Stephenville area has 12.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $657K, 76% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Stephenville area would have about 5, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 934 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Stephenville, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Stephenville area at 43,911 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,816 households. Median household income in the Stephenville area is $65,115, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Stephenville area scores 29 for veterinarians (lower middle), #336 of 398 scored small-town markets.

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