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Veterinarians in Upshur County, TX
The veterinarians in Upshur County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #734 of 1,485 scored counties
#62 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On pets · $814 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,410
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $814 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Upshur County spend about $12.7M a year on pets. Spread across 8 veterinarians, that is $1.6M per clinic, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Upshur County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Upshur County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,896 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Upshur County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Upshur County is 51 (upper middle), #734 of 1,485 scored counties and #62 of 103 scored counties in Texas.
How Upshur 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.
| Measure | Upshur County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,896 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $814 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,410+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,583
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,795
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,038
- Daytime population
- 32,032Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland County, TX | 92 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +10.0% | #7 of 1,485 |
| 2Ellis County, TX | 91 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +24.0% | #9 of 1,485 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 84 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +17.4% | #10 of 1,485 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.8% | #24 of 1,485 |
| 5Chambers County, TX | 87 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +22.6% | #31 of 1,485 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +21.3% | #37 of 1,485 |
| 7Ector County, TX | 85 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #40 of 1,485 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 85 | 474 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #43 of 1,485 |
| 9Webb County, TX | 82 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% | #58 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,485 |
| 62Upshur County, TX | 51 | 8 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +8.2% | #734 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Upshur County
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 businesses63
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Upshur County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Upshur County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Upshur County, TX spend on pets?
About $12.7M a year, or $814 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Upshur County has 5.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Upshur County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,896 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 51 for veterinarians (upper middle), #734 of 1,485 scored counties.
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