Chicago, IL · Veterinary Practices
Veterinary Practices in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 738 veterinary services in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 12,321 people with $661.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
738
4th most of 383 US metro areas
12,321
16.7 per business, against 14.7 across all metros
$661.1 million
$53,660 per employee
46%
of businesses, against 48% across all metros
+3.1%
in the number of businesses (716 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for veterinary services, 4th of 383.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 16.7 employees.
- The market grew: 22 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps veterinary practices in Chicago.
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 Chicago
How many veterinary services are there in Chicago?
738 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 12,321 people and paid $661.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for veterinary practices growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 716 to 738 (+3.1%).
What does VERA do for veterinary practices in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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 Chicago 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.