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Veterinary clinics by US metro, 2022

The US had 34,000 veterinary clinics with paid staff in 2022, employing 468,624 people at an average of $48,496 a year. 50% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 13.8 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,224.

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Veterinary clinics in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York1,22420,214$59,41651%1st
Los Angeles1,05115,061$57,69349%2nd
Dallas78811,497$45,61847%3rd
Miami7468,361$53,01763%4th
Chicago71611,378$50,37745%5th
Atlanta6119,242$50,44641%6th
Houston5849,222$46,47145%7th
Washington5679,074$55,26946%8th
Philadelphia56310,150$55,58447%9th
Boston41512,187$51,32144%12th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs veterinary clinics hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 541940 (Veterinary services). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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