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Veterinarians in Clark County, WA

How Clark County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #104 of 1,485 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
67
25 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
51
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$216.1M
On pets · $1,102 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
532,119
+5.3% 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

For veterinarians, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #104 of 1,485 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

Households in Clark County spend about $216.1M a year on pets, or $1,102 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per clinic, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Clark County has 67 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Clark County in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,843 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clark County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Clark County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.33.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,8433,3353,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%+10.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,102$1,131$909
Median household income$97,536$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7969

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50 → 51+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,011
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6725 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$5.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
532,119+5.3% since 2020
Households
196,017
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
823
Median household income
$97,536+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,385
Median home value
$522,900
Jobs located here
180,756
Daytime population
458,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis County, WA8861.8$5M+6.7%#19 of 1,485
2Franklin County, WA8882.7$3.8M+5.6%#22 of 1,485
3Benton County, WA88222.8$3.7M+6.9%#23 of 1,485
4Grant County, WA8482.3$4M+6.3%#51 of 1,485
5Cowlitz County, WA82112.5$3.7M+3.5%#65 of 1,485
6Clark County, WA79673.4$3.2M+5.3%#104 of 1,485
7King County, WA782983.2$4.1M+3.1%#117 of 1,485
8Pierce County, WA761012.9$3.9M+2.5%#143 of 1,485
9Snohomish County, WA761123.5$3.4M+4.9%#146 of 1,485
10Stevens County, WA7673.6$2.5M+6.6%#163 of 1,485

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Clark County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 veterinarians in Clark County. 25 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Clark County, WA spend on pets?

About $216.1M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 196,017 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, WA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Clark County has 3.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clark County would have about 79, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,843 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 532,119 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 196,017 households. Median household income in Clark County is $97,536, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Clark County scores 79 for veterinarians (high), #104 of 1,485 scored counties.

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 Clark County

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