San Diego, CA · Veterinary Practices

Veterinary Practices in San Diego, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 371 veterinary services in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,075 people with $311.5 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

371

17th most of 383 US metro areas

People employed

5,075

13.7 per business, against 14.7 across all metros

Annual payroll

$311.5 million

$61,386 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

50%

of businesses, against 48% across all metros

Change since 2022

+1.1%

in the number of businesses (367 in 2022)

What the numbers say about San Diego.

  • San Diego is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of veterinary services, 17th of 383.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.7 employees.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $61,386 per employee a year, against $54,356.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps veterinary practices in San Diego.

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 San Diego

How many veterinary services are there in San Diego?

371 in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,075 people and paid $311.5 million in annual payroll.

Is the San Diego market for veterinary practices growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 367 to 371 (+1.1%).

What does VERA do for veterinary practices in San Diego?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Diego 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 San Diego 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.

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