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Veterinarians in Mathews County, VA
How Mathews County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On pets · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,529
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Mathews County. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $906 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Mathews County spend about $3.6M a year on pets. Spread across 3 veterinarians, that is $1.2M per clinic, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Mathews County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mathews County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Mathews 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 | Mathews County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,393 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $906 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,880 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Mathews 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 Mathews County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,529+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,987
- Median age
- 53.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 86 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $75,880
- Average household income
- $99,796
- Median home value
- $360,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,609
- Daytime population
- 6,894Residents 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 |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +0.1% |
Other business types in Mathews County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Mathews County, VA?
There are 3 veterinarians on map listings in Mathews County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Mathews County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mathews County, VA spend on pets?
About $3.6M a year, or $906 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,987 households in Mathews County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mathews County, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Mathews County has 7.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Mathews County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Mathews County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Mathews County at 8,529 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,987 households. The median household income in Mathews County is $75,880 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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