Pets · County · Virginia
Veterinarians in Charlottesville city, VA
How Charlottesville city, 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #277 of 1,485 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On pets · $960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,388
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Charlottesville city. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Charlottesville city comes to about $19M a year: $960 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per clinic, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Charlottesville city was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,954 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Charlottesville city declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Charlottesville city is 70 (upper middle), #277 of 1,485 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Charlottesville city 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 | Charlottesville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,954 | 3,393 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $960 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,824 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Charlottesville city, 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 Charlottesville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,388−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,815
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,435
- Median household income
- $74,824+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,430
- Median home value
- $486,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,763
- Daytime population
- 63,939Residents 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 |
| 17Charlottesville city, VA | 70 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.8M | −4.4% | #277 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Charlottesville city
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 businesses56
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Charlottesville city, VA?
Charlottesville city has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Charlottesville city, VA spend on pets?
About $19M a year, or $960 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,815 households in Charlottesville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlottesville city, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Charlottesville city has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Charlottesville city would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,954 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlottesville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Charlottesville city at 44,388 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,815 households. The median household income in Charlottesville city is $74,824 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Charlottesville city scores 70 for veterinarians (upper middle), #277 of 1,485 scored counties.
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