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Veterinarians in San Juan County, WA

How San Juan 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #901 of 1,485 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On pets · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,577
+4.2% 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 San Juan County spend about $9.4M a year on pets, or $1,044 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 veterinarians, that is $1.6M per clinic, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

San Juan County has 6 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,254 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Juan County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Juan County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #901 of 1,485 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Washington.

How San Juan 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 San Juan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.73.33.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$3.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,2543,3353,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,044$1,131$909
Median household income$84,800$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,015
Median age
56.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,031
Median home value
$799,200
Jobs located here
5,552
Daytime population
16,562Residents 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 San Juan 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
22San Juan County, WA4466.7$1.6M+4.2%#901 of 1,485

Other business types in San Juan County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in San Juan County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Juan County has 6.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, San Juan County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,254 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 44 for veterinarians (lower middle), #901 of 1,485 scored counties.

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