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Veterinarians in the Pullman, WA area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #185 of 398 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Washington

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On pets · $857 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,512
+1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 veterinarians in the Pullman area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Pullman area comes to about $16.1M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Pullman area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,340 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Pullman area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Pullman area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #185 of 398 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Washington.

How the Pullman 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 Pullman, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePullman areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.33.3
Spending per listing$2M$3.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,3403,3353,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$857$1,131$909
Median household income$55,406$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5369

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
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
6The 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 Pullman 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 Pullman area

Population, 2025 estimate
48,512+1.5% since 2020
Households
18,721
Median age
33.7
Homes lived in by their owners
47%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,159 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,165
Median home value
$359,600
Jobs located here
19,571
Daytime population
49,541Residents 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 Pullman 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 Pullman area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Pullman, WA area?

The Pullman 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $16.1M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in the Pullman area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Pullman area has 4.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Pullman area would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,340 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Pullman, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Pullman area at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. The median household income in the Pullman area is $55,406 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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 Pullman area scores 53 for veterinarians (upper middle), #185 of 398 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in the Pullman area

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