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Veterinarians in Giles County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On pets · $805 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,564
−1.3% 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

At $805 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Giles County spend about $5.4M a year on pets. Spread across 2 veterinarians, that is $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Giles County has 2 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Giles County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,233 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Giles County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Giles County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Giles 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.

Veterinarians in Giles County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGiles CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.63.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,2333,3933,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$805$1,056$909
Median household income$65,691$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$578K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Giles 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 Giles County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,564−1.3% since 2020
Households
6,698
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$65,691+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,220
Median home value
$151,100
Jobs located here
5,291
Daytime population
14,709Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA89181.6$8.3M+2.1%#13 of 1,485
2Alexandria city, VA86141.8$6.6M+1.0%#32 of 1,485
3Suffolk city, VA86123.2$3.2M+10.4%#38 of 1,485
4Spotsylvania County, VA85152.9$4M+10.5%#41 of 1,485
5Stafford County, VA84132.5$5.3M+8.3%#47 of 1,485
6Chesterfield County, VA84493.5$3.1M+8.7%#53 of 1,485
7Richmond city, VA82232.2$3.9M+4.6%#64 of 1,485
8Prince William County, VA81473.0$4.3M+4.2%#70 of 1,485
9Frederick County, VA80113.1$3.4M+8.8%#91 of 1,485
10Fairfax County, VA781313.2$4.4M+1.7%#116 of 1,485
Giles County, VANot scored23.0$2.7M−1.3%

Other business types in Giles County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Giles County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 veterinarians in Giles County. 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 Giles County, VA spend on pets?

About $5.4M a year, or $805 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,698 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Giles County, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Giles County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,233 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Giles County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Giles County at 16,564 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,698 households. Median household income in Giles County is $65,691, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Giles County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Giles County

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