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Veterinarians in Petersburg city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Petersburg city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On pets · $675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 33,734
- +1.0% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Petersburg city
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What this means
At $675 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Petersburg city spend about $10.2M a year on pets. That works out to $10.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Petersburg city as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Petersburg city, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Petersburg city grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Petersburg city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Petersburg 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 | Petersburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $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 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $675 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,698 | $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
- 10 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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,734+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,138
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,476
- Median household income
- $50,698+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,592
- Median home value
- $189,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,623Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Petersburg city?
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Petersburg city marked.
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 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $10.2M | +1.0% |
Other business types in Petersburg 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 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 Petersburg city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 veterinarian in Petersburg city. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Petersburg city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Petersburg city, VA spend on pets?
About $10.2M a year, or $675 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $10.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,138 households in Petersburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Petersburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Petersburg city has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Petersburg city would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Petersburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Petersburg city at 33,734 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. Median household income in Petersburg city is $50,698, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Petersburg city has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Petersburg city. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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