Pets · Small-town market · Washington
Veterinarians in the Shelton, WA area
How the Shelton, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On pets · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Shelton area spend about $25.8M a year on pets, or $992 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 veterinarians, that is $6.5M per clinic, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in the Shelton area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Shelton area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,206 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Shelton area.
Population estimates show the Shelton area grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, the Shelton area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Shelton 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 | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,206 | 3,335 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $992 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Centralia, WA | 94 | 6 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.7% | #3 of 398 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 92 | 8 | 2.3 | $4M | +6.3% | #4 of 398 |
| 3Aberdeen, WA | 74 | 11 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #35 of 398 |
| 4Oak Harbor, WA | 64 | 15 | 4.2 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #99 of 398 |
| 5Ellensburg, WA | 61 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #119 of 398 |
| 6Pullman, WA | 53 | 8 | 4.3 | $2M | +1.5% | #185 of 398 |
| 7Port Angeles, WA | 48 | 19 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #221 of 398 |
| Shelton, WA | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $6.5M | +7.8% |
Other business types in the Shelton 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 businesses88
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding91
- Pet stores96
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Shelton, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 veterinarians in the Shelton area. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on pets?
About $25.8M a year, or $992 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Shelton area has 1.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $6.5M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,206 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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 Shelton area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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