Pets · County · Virginia
Veterinarians in Roanoke city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Roanoke city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 1,485 scored counties
#29 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.9M
- On pets · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Roanoke city comes to about $32.9M a year: $755 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 10 veterinarians on map listings in Roanoke city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Roanoke city classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,358 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Roanoke city.
Population estimates show Roanoke city declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Roanoke city has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #506 of 1,485 scored counties and #29 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,358 | 3,393 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $755 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,378 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Roanoke 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 Roanoke city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,575
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 43 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,313
- Median household income
- $55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,578
- Median home value
- $190,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,862
- Daytime population
- 125,030Residents 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 |
| 29Roanoke city, VA | 59 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −0.8% | #506 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Roanoke city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 veterinarians in Roanoke city. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on pets?
About $32.9M a year, or $755 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke city, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Roanoke city has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Roanoke city would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,358 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city scores 59 for veterinarians (upper middle), #506 of 1,485 scored counties.
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