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Veterinarians in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area
How the Texarkana, TX-AR 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #280 of 384 scored metro areas
#20 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On pets · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 146,816
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 veterinarians in the Texarkana metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $764 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Texarkana metro area spend about $43M a year on pets. Spread across 17 veterinarians, that is $2.5M per clinic, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Texarkana metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,750 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Texarkana metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Texarkana metro area is 37 (lower middle), #280 of 384 scored metro areas and #20 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Texarkana 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 | Texarkana metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,750 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $764 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,646 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Texarkana 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 Texarkana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 146,816−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 56,252
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $55,646+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,389
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 54,527
- Daytime population
- 142,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 20Texarkana, TX-AR | 37 | 17 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #280 of 384 |
Other business types in the Texarkana 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area?
The Texarkana metro area has 17 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area spend on pets?
About $43M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,252 households in the Texarkana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Texarkana metro area has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Texarkana metro area would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,750 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Texarkana metro area at 146,816 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,252 households. The median household income in the Texarkana metro area is $55,646 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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 Texarkana metro area scores 37 for veterinarians (lower middle), #280 of 384 scored metro areas.
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