Portland, OR · Veterinary Practices
Veterinary Practices in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 298 veterinary services in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,158 people with $328.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
298
20th most of 383 US metro areas
5,158
17.3 per business, against 14.7 across all metros
$328.3 million
$63,657 per employee
38%
of businesses, against 48% across all metros
+0.3%
in the number of businesses (297 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of veterinary services, 20th of 383.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 17.3 employees each, against 14.7 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $63,657 per employee a year, against $54,356.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps veterinary practices in Portland.
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 Portland
How many veterinary services are there in Portland?
298 in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,158 people and paid $328.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for veterinary practices growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 297 to 298 (+0.3%).
What does VERA do for veterinary practices in Portland?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Portland 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 Portland 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.