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Veterinarians in Staunton city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Staunton 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On pets · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,801
+3.8% 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

Households in Staunton city spend about $9M a year on pets, or $799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per clinic, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Staunton city has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Staunton city in 2023. That is one for every 3,770 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Staunton city grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Staunton city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Staunton 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.

Veterinarians in Staunton city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureStaunton cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.63.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,7703,3933,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$799$1,056$909
Median household income$65,581$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Staunton 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 Staunton city

Population, 2025 estimate
26,801+3.8% since 2020
Households
11,309
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
20 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,303
Median household income
$65,581+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,942
Median home value
$259,200
Jobs located here
11,910
Daytime population
25,488Residents 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 Staunton city 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
Staunton city, VANot scored43.5$2.3M+3.8%

Other business types in Staunton city

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Staunton city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Staunton city. 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 Staunton city, VA spend on pets?

About $9M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,309 households in Staunton city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Staunton city, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Staunton city has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Staunton city would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,770 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Staunton city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Staunton city at 26,801 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,309 households. Median household income in Staunton city is $65,581, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Staunton city has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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