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Veterinarians in Spokane County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Spokane County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #404 of 1,485 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 79
- 16 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $210.7M
- On pets · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 558,344
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 veterinarians in Spokane County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $965 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Spokane County spend about $210.7M a year on pets. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Spokane County in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Spokane County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spokane County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Spokane County is 64 (upper middle), #404 of 1,485 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Washington.
How Spokane 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.
| Measure | Spokane County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,076 | 3,335 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.2% | +10.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $965 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,582 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 71+9.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 967
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Spokane 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 Spokane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 558,344+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 218,395
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,315
- Median home value
- $410,700
- Jobs located here
- 243,284
- Daytime population
- 557,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 88 | 6 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.7% | #19 of 1,485 |
| 2Franklin County, WA | 88 | 8 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.6% | #22 of 1,485 |
| 3Benton County, WA | 88 | 22 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #23 of 1,485 |
| 4Grant County, WA | 84 | 8 | 2.3 | $4M | +6.3% | #51 of 1,485 |
| 5Cowlitz County, WA | 82 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #65 of 1,485 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 79 | 67 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +5.3% | #104 of 1,485 |
| 7King County, WA | 78 | 298 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #117 of 1,485 |
| 8Pierce County, WA | 76 | 101 | 2.9 | $3.9M | +2.5% | #143 of 1,485 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 76 | 112 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #146 of 1,485 |
| 10Stevens County, WA | 76 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +6.6% | #163 of 1,485 |
| 15Spokane County, WA | 64 | 79 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #404 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Spokane County
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 businesses62
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Spokane County, WA?
There are 79 veterinarians on map listings in Spokane County as of September 2026. 16 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Spokane County, WA spend on pets?
About $210.7M a year, or $965 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 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 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spokane County, WA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Spokane County has 3.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Spokane County would have about 77, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #404 of 1,485 scored counties.
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