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Veterinarians in Utah County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 96 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #1 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Utah

Listings
43
12 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
31
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$228.4M
On pets · $1,125 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
95% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
759,859
+14.5% 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

Utah County scores 96 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

At $1,125 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Utah County spend about $228.4M a year on pets. That works out to $5.3M per clinic, 95% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Utah County has 43 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Utah County classed as veterinary services, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,549 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Utah County. Population estimates show Utah County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Utah County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Utah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUtah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.83.3
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishment6,5494,3943,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.7%+12.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,125$1,083$909
Median household income$100,671$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score9689

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 31+10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
416
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
759,859+14.5% since 2020
Households
203,018
Median age
27.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,005 sq. mi.
People per square mile
352
Median household income
$100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,622
Median home value
$538,700
Jobs located here
295,403
Daytime population
667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Utah

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

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Utah County, UT96432.1$5.3M+14.5%#1 of 1,485
2Tooele County, UT9352.1$5.3M+19.2%#4 of 1,485
3Washington County, UT86162.3$4.3M+17.4%#33 of 1,485
4Weber County, UT86283.0$3.4M+5.8%#35 of 1,485
5Davis County, UT83383.3$3.6M+4.8%#55 of 1,485
6Salt Lake County, UT821192.8$4M+2.9%#63 of 1,485
7Cache County, UT78122.7$3.6M+8.5%#121 of 1,485
8Uintah County, UT6754.1$2.2M+7.3%#352 of 1,485
9Iron County, UT6573.5$2.5M+16.4%#388 of 1,485
10Summit County, UT41127.6$1.8M+1.6%#961 of 1,485

Other business types in Utah County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Utah County, UT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 veterinarians in Utah County. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on pets?

About $228.4M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Utah County has 2.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5.3M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Utah County would have about 84, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,549 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Utah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 96 for veterinarians (very high), #1 of 1,485 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Utah County

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