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Veterinarians in the Moses Lake, WA area

The veterinarians in the Moses Lake, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 92 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #4 of 398 scored small-town markets
#2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Washington

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.8M
On pets · $900 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,727
+6.3% 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

The Moses Lake area scores 92 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #4 of 398 scored small-town markets and #2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for veterinarians.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 veterinarians in the Moses Lake area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Moses Lake area comes to about $31.8M a year: $900 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Moses Lake area in 2023. That is one for every 5,057 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Moses Lake area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Moses Lake area 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 Moses Lake, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureMoses Lake areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.33.3
Spending per listing$4M$3.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment5,0573,3353,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$900$1,131$909
Median household income$73,267$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score9269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Moses Lake area, 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 the Moses Lake area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,727+6.3% since 2020
Households
35,398
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$73,267+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,003
Median home value
$299,500
Jobs located here
39,791
Daytime population
100,811Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Washington

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Moses Lake area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Centralia, WA9461.8$5M+6.7%#3 of 398
2Moses Lake, WA9282.3$4M+6.3%#4 of 398
3Aberdeen, WA74113.6$2.4M+3.0%#35 of 398
4Oak Harbor, WA64154.2$2.5M−1.5%#99 of 398
5Ellensburg, WA6194.5$2.1M+4.2%#119 of 398
6Pullman, WA5384.3$2M+1.5%#185 of 398
7Port Angeles, WA48195.4$1.7M+1.1%#221 of 398

Other business types in the Moses Lake area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Moses Lake, WA area?

The Moses Lake area has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Moses Lake, WA area spend on pets?

About $31.8M a year, or $900 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,398 households in the Moses Lake area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Moses Lake, WA area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Moses Lake area has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Moses Lake area would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,057 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Moses Lake, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Moses Lake area at 105,727 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,398 households. The median household income in the Moses Lake area is $73,267 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Moses Lake area scores 92 for veterinarians (very high), #4 of 398 scored small-town markets.

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