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Veterinarians in Arlington County, VA
How Arlington 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $149.1M
- On pets · $1,331 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Arlington County is 89 (high), #13 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
At $1,331 per household (46% above the U.S. average), households in Arlington County spend about $149.1M a year on pets. Spread across 18 veterinarians, that is $8.3M per clinic, 3 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Arlington County has 18 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 33%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Arlington County in 2023. That is one for every 6,590 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Arlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Arlington 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,590 | 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 | $1,331 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents 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 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 businesses85
- Veterinarians89
- Pet grooming and boarding82
- Pet stores88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Arlington County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 veterinarians in Arlington County. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on pets?
About $149.1M a year, or $1,331 per household. That is 46% above the U.S. average (an index of 146, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Arlington County has 1.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $8.3M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Arlington County would have about 55, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,590 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 89 for veterinarians (high), #13 of 1,485 scored counties.
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