Groundwork

Pets · Metro area · West Virginia

Veterinarians in the Beckley, WV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Beckley, WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #168 of 384 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.3M
On pets · $718 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,940
−4.3% since 2020

See the veterinarians around any address in the Beckley metro area

The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Beckley metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in the Beckley metro area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in the Beckley metro area spend about $32.3M a year on pets, or $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 veterinarians, that is $3.2M per clinic, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Beckley metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,619 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Beckley metro area declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, the Beckley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #168 of 384 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Beckley metro area compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Beckley, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBeckley metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.03.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.6M$2.7M
Households per official establishment5,6194,5543,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$718$788$909
Median household income$52,620$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Beckley 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 Beckley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
109,940−4.3% since 2020
Households
44,952
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$52,620+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,721
Median home value
$129,600
Jobs located here
43,639
Daytime population
115,613Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in the Beckley metro area?

These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of the Beckley metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Veterinarians across West Virginia

Every West Virginia market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Beckley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV807083.0$4.2M+3.3%#20 of 384
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV78342.9$3.2M+7.1%#26 of 384
1Morgantown, WV71152.6$3.3M+1.3%#54 of 384
2Beckley, WV53102.2$3.2M−4.3%#168 of 384
3Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH52102.0$3.7M−3.6%#177 of 384
Winchester, VA-WV52244.3$2.3M+6.5%#186 of 384
4Charleston, WV51232.6$3M−4.7%#187 of 384
5Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH48412.7$2.9M−2.6%#208 of 384
6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV38143.7$2.1M−2.3%#278 of 384
7Wheeling, WV-OH18244.1$1.8M−3.6%#372 of 384

Other business types in the Beckley metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Beckley, WV metro area?

There are 10 veterinarians on map listings in the Beckley metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. 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 Beckley, WV metro area spend on pets?

About $32.3M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,952 households in the Beckley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beckley, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Beckley metro area has 2.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Beckley metro area would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,619 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Beckley, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Beckley metro area at 109,940 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,952 households. The median household income in the Beckley metro area is $52,620 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. The Beckley metro area scores 53 for veterinarians (upper middle), #168 of 384 scored metro areas.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Beckley metro area. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Beckley metro area?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of the Beckley metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.