Pets · Small-town market · Wyoming
Veterinarians in the Cody, WY area
How the Cody, WY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 398 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On pets · $918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $816K
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,171
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, the Cody area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #304 of 398 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Cody area spend about $12.2M a year on pets, or $918 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $816K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 70% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 15 veterinarians on map listings in the Cody area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Cody area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,481 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Cody area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Cody area compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Cody area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $816K | $1.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,481 | 2,153 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $918 | $943 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,035 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Cody 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 Cody area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,171+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,330
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 6,939 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $73,035
- Average household income
- $97,041
- Median home value
- $400,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,969
- Daytime population
- 30,223Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie, WY | 74 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #36 of 398 |
| 2Jackson, WY-ID | 71 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #54 of 398 |
| 3Gillette, WY | 67 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #82 of 398 |
| 4Rock Springs, WY | 62 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #112 of 398 |
| 5Sheridan, WY | 58 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +7.2% | #139 of 398 |
| 6Riverton, WY | 47 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #226 of 398 |
| 7Evanston, WY-UT | 47 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +2.0% | #229 of 398 |
| 8Cody, WY | 36 | 15 | 11.3 | $816K | +5.1% | #304 of 398 |
Other business types in the Cody 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Cody, WY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 veterinarians in the Cody area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Cody, WY area spend on pets?
About $12.2M a year, or $918 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $816K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,330 households in the Cody area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cody, WY area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Cody area has 11.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $816K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Cody area would have about 5, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,481 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cody, WY area growing?
Population estimates put the Cody area at 31,171 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,330 households. Median household income in the Cody area is $73,035, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Cody area scores 36 for veterinarians (lower middle), #304 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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