Veterinary services in Virginia 1,025 establishments · 14,987 employees · 2024
Firms (VA)
1,025
Employment
14,987
Avg Annual Pay
$55,124
State Rank
#9 of 52
How Virginia compares to national
Metric
Virginia
National
Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,025
35,835
2.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$55,124
$57,465
-$2,341 (-4.1%)
Location quotient
1.09
1.00
9% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.6
13.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.09 means veterinary services are 9% over-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541940. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json