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Veterinarians in the Victoria, TX metro area
The veterinarians in the Victoria, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #308 of 384 scored metro areas
#24 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On pets · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,864
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Victoria metro area is 33 (lower middle), #308 of 384 scored metro areas and #24 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $838 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Victoria metro area spend about $31.6M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Victoria metro area has 16 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Victoria metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,424 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Victoria metro area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Victoria 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 | Victoria metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,424 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $838 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,236 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Victoria 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 Victoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,864+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 37,666
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $70,236+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,592
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 35,654
- Daytime population
- 91,392Residents 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 |
| 24Victoria, TX | 33 | 16 | 4.2 | $2M | +1.6% | #308 of 384 |
Other business types in the Victoria 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Victoria, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 veterinarians in the Victoria metro area. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Victoria, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $31.6M a year, or $838 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $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 37,666 households in the Victoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Victoria, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Victoria metro area has 4.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Victoria metro area would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,424 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Victoria, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Victoria metro area at 99,864 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,666 households. Median household income in the Victoria metro area is $70,236, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. The Victoria metro area scores 33 for veterinarians (lower middle), #308 of 384 scored metro areas.
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