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Veterinarians in Amherst County, VA
How Amherst County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #646 of 1,485 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On pets · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Amherst County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Amherst County spend about $10.4M a year on pets. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Amherst County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,231 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Amherst County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Amherst County is 54 (upper middle), #646 of 1,485 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,231 | 3,393 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $821 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 89 | 18 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +2.1% | #13 of 1,485 |
| 2Alexandria city, VA | 86 | 14 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #32 of 1,485 |
| 3Suffolk city, VA | 86 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +10.4% | #38 of 1,485 |
| 4Spotsylvania County, VA | 85 | 15 | 2.9 | $4M | +10.5% | #41 of 1,485 |
| 5Stafford County, VA | 84 | 13 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +8.3% | #47 of 1,485 |
| 6Chesterfield County, VA | 84 | 49 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +8.7% | #53 of 1,485 |
| 7Richmond city, VA | 82 | 23 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +4.6% | #64 of 1,485 |
| 8Prince William County, VA | 81 | 47 | 3.0 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #70 of 1,485 |
| 9Frederick County, VA | 80 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +8.8% | #91 of 1,485 |
| 10Fairfax County, VA | 78 | 131 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #116 of 1,485 |
| 33Amherst County, VA | 54 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #646 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Amherst 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Amherst County, VA?
Amherst County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on pets?
About $10.4M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Amherst County has 3.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Amherst County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,231 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 54 for veterinarians (upper middle), #646 of 1,485 scored counties.
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