Pets · Metro area · Washington
Veterinarians in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area
How the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #39 of 384 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.1M
- On pets · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,414
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area comes to about $48.1M a year: $1,014 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area has 15 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,954 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #39 of 384 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,954 | 3,335 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,014 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,938 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,414+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 47,443
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $81,938+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,779
- Median home value
- $469,100
- Jobs located here
- 53,918
- Daytime population
- 117,236Residents 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 veterinarians in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area spend on pets?
About $48.1M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,443 households in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area would have about 18, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,954 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area at 128,414 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,443 households. Median household income in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area is $81,938, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area scores 74 for veterinarians (upper middle), #39 of 384 scored metro areas.
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