Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked veterinarian chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Caring Hands Animal Hospital and Banfield Pet Hospital sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caring Hands Animal Hospital | - | +10.2% |
| 2 | Banfield Pet Hospital | - | +2.7% |
| 3 | Bush Veterinary Neurology Service | - | -8.8% |
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- Caring Hands Animal Hospital
- VCA SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency
- Veterinary Emergency Group
- Friendship Hospital For Animals
- Pender Veterinary Centre
- VCA Veterinary Referral Associates
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
424 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 59 of the 424 stores (14%); 351 of the 363 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are veterinarians, against 2% across District of Columbia.
- Banfield Pet Hospital (44)
- Caring Hands Animal Hospital (6)
- VCA SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency (1)
- Veterinary Emergency Group (3)
- Friendship Hospital For Animals (1)
- Pender Veterinary Centre (1)
- VCA Veterinary Referral Associates (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Banfield Pet Hospital 44
- 2 Caring Hands Animal Hospital 6
- 3 Veterinary Emergency Group 3
- 4 GoodVets 3
- 5 Bush Veterinary Neurology Service 3
- 6 Companion Animal Clinic 2
- 7 The Oncology Service 2
- 8 Heritage Animal Hospital 2
- 9 Catoctin Veterinary Clinic 2
- 10 Burke Forest Veterinary Clinic 1
- 11 Nova Animal Hospital 1
- 12 Loudoun Veterinary Service 1
- 13 Town and Country Animal Hospital 1
- 14 Animal Care Clinic 1
- 15 Upper Marlboro Veterinary Hospital 1
- 16 Shirlington Animal Hospital 1
- 17 Potomac Animal Wellness Services 1
- 18 Dale City Animal Hospital 1
- 19 Animal Medical Center 1
- 20 Fairland Animal Hospital 1
- 21 Signal Hill Animal Clinic 1
- 22 Lake Forest Animal Hospital 1
- 23 Franklin Farm Veterinary Clinic 1
- 24 Piedmont Pets Veterinary Care 1
- 25 Neighborhood Veterinary Associates 1
- 26 Clocktower Animal Hospital 1
- 27 Bowie Towne Veterinary Hospital 1
- 28 Village Veterinary Clinic 1
- 29 Hart Animal Clinic 1
- 30 VCA Herndon-Reston Animal Hospital 1
- 31 Kingsview Animal Hospital 1
- 32 VCA Old Town Animal Hospital 1
- 33 Animal Clinic of La Plata 1
- 34 Falls Church Animal Hospital 1
- 35 Sully Animal Hospital 1
- 36 Ocean Veterinary Ophthalmology 1
- 37 Rose Hill Veterinary Practice 1
- 38 Frederick Veterinary Center 1
- 39 Spotsylvania Animal Hospital 1
- 40 Roseville Veterinary Clinic 1
- 41 Tango Animal Hospital 1
- 42 VCA Healthy PAWS Medical Center 1
- 43 Marshall Veterinary Clinic 1
- 44 VCA Commonwealth Animal Hospital 1
- 45 Centreville Square Animal Hospital 1
- 46 Lake Ridge Animal Hospital 1
- 47 Glade Valley Animal Hospital 1
- 48 North Oatlands Animal Hospital 1
- 49 Fredericksburg Animal Hospital 1
- 50 Old Towne Veterinary Clinic 1
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