Pets · Metro area · Washington
Veterinarians in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area
How the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #171 of 384 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.2M
- On pets · $1,036 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 veterinarians in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 25%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area comes to about $54.2M a year: $1,036 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,907 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $713K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area.
Population estimates show the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area is 53 (upper middle), #171 of 384 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro 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.
| Measure | Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,907 | 3,335 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,036 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $713K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kennewick-Richland, WA | 87 | 30 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +6.5% | #5 of 384 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 81 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #16 of 384 |
| 3Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 74 | 15 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +5.0% | #39 of 384 |
| 4Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 73 | 511 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +3.3% | #44 of 384 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 61 | 368 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +1.0% | #107 of 384 |
| 5Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 60 | 38 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +2.7% | #113 of 384 |
| 6Yakima, WA | 59 | 23 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #126 of 384 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 57 | 33 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #144 of 384 |
| 8Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 55 | 86 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #159 of 384 |
| 9Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 53 | 20 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #171 of 384 |
Other business types in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area
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
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area?
The Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area has 20 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area spend on pets?
About $54.2M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,329 households in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area has 3.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,907 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area is $89,263 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area scores 53 for veterinarians (upper middle), #171 of 384 scored metro areas.
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