Birmingham, AL · Veterinary Practices

Veterinary Practices in Birmingham, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 139 veterinary services in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,040 people with $87.6 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

139

44th most of 383 US metro areas

People employed

2,040

14.7 per business, against 14.7 across all metros

Annual payroll

$87.6 million

$42,945 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

42%

of businesses, against 48% across all metros

Change since 2022

-2.1%

in the number of businesses (142 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Birmingham.

  • Birmingham ranks 44th of 383 US metro areas by number of veterinary services.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 14.7 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $42,945 per employee a year, against $54,356.
  • The count fell by 3 businesses since 2022.

How VERA helps veterinary practices in Birmingham.

The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.

Due-back reminders, one per client

Clients whose last annual visit was about a year ago surface from the visits booked in VERA, each with a reminder and open times offered.

Estimates with deposits

Send your clinic's estimate as a link the client can accept, attach a deposit pay link, and let VERA draft the follow-up if it sits.

Records in before the first visit

A secure upload link for the pet's previous records and vaccine history, with a reminder if it has not arrived.

Questions

Veterinary Practices in Birmingham

How many veterinary services are there in Birmingham?

139 in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,040 people and paid $87.6 million in annual payroll.

Is the Birmingham market for veterinary practices growing?

By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 142 to 139 (-2.1%).

What does VERA do for veterinary practices in Birmingham?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Birmingham business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Veterinary Practices in other markets

Other Birmingham markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is veterinary services, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

See what VERA can do for your business.

Try it with the built-in demo data, no credit card, no API keys. VERA proposes the work and waits for your approval before it acts.