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Veterinarians in Travis County, TX

How Travis County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #134 of 1,485 scored counties
#19 of 103 scored counties in Texas

Listings
200
63 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
176
+36.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$647M
On pets · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,389,670
+7.2% 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

Travis County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #134 of 1,485 scored counties and #19 of 103 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

Households in Travis County spend about $647M a year on pets, or $1,108 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per clinic, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 200 veterinarians on map listings in Travis County as of September 2026. Of those, 63 are chain locations, or 32%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 176 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as veterinary services, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,317 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $11.9M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Travis County. Population estimates show Travis County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Travis 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.

Veterinarians in Travis County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTravis CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.43.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,3173,9043,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.4%+12.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,108$950$909
Median household income$99,611$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7770

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
129 → 176+36.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,512
Annual payroll, 2023
$148M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20063 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$11.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Travis 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 Travis County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
Households
583,747
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
994 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,338
Median household income
$99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$143,003
Median home value
$523,000
Jobs located here
947,590
Daytime population
1,630,736Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Texas, with Travis County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland County, TX92192.8$3.7M+10.0%#7 of 1,485
2Ellis County, TX91162.2$4.7M+24.0%#9 of 1,485
3Fort Bend County, TX91842.9$4.1M+17.4%#10 of 1,485
4Guadalupe County, TX88182.8$3.7M+15.8%#24 of 1,485
5Chambers County, TX8774.1$2.7M+22.6%#31 of 1,485
6Bastrop County, TX86113.0$3.2M+21.3%#37 of 1,485
7Ector County, TX85132.0$4.4M+5.0%#40 of 1,485
8Harris County, TX854742.7$3.5M+6.6%#43 of 1,485
9Webb County, TX82111.4$5.9M+5.2%#58 of 1,485
10Orange County, TX8172.2$4.1M+1.8%#72 of 1,485
19Travis County, TX772003.4$3.2M+7.2%#134 of 1,485

Other business types in Travis County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Travis County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 200 veterinarians in Travis County. 63 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on pets?

About $647M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Travis County has 3.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Travis County would have about 238, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,317 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Travis County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 77 for veterinarians (high), #134 of 1,485 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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