State report

State of Vet Care in Indiana

As of September 2026, Indiana has 692 veterinary practices tracked; 20.2% are corporately owned , led by NVA with 18 in-state locations . 79.8% of practices remain independently owned , and 12.6% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 692 veterinary practices tracked in Indiana, of which 20.2% are corporately owned.
  • 10.8% of practices in Indiana are private-equity-backed.
  • NVA (owned by JAB Holding Company) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 18 locations.
  • General practices make up 86.1% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

692
Practices tracked
79.8%
Independent
20.2%
Corporately owned
10.8%
PE-backed

12.6% of practices in Indiana are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Indiana

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 552 79.8%
PE-backed 75 10.8%
Corporate group 49 7.1%
Private group 7 1.0%
Public company 9 1.3%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 79.8% (552 practices) PE-backed: 10.8% (75 practices) Corporate group: 7.1% (49 practices) Private group: 1.0% (7 practices) Public company: 1.3% (9 practices) 80%11%7% Independent (79.8%) PE-backed (10.8%) Corporate group (7.1%) Private group (1.0%) Public company (1.3%)

Top consolidators operating in Indiana

Ranked by in-state locations. See the full national leaderboard on ownership & consolidation statistics.

# Group Ultimate owner In-state locations Share of corporate practices
1 NVA JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 18 12.9%
2 VCA Mars (Strategic) 17 12.1%
3 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners / Silver Lake (Private Equity) 16 11.4%
4 Alliance Animal Health L Catterton (Private Equity) 13 9.3%
5 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 11 7.9%
6 VetCor Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 10 7.1%
7 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 8 5.7%
8 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors (Private Equity) 6 4.3%
9 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 5 3.6%
10 National Veterinary Associates JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 4 2.9%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 596 86.1%
Mixed 26 3.8%
Mobile 23 3.3%
Specialty Referral 17 2.5%
Urgent Care 16 2.3%
Emergency 13 1.9%
Telehealth 1 0.1%

Species mix

Segment Practices Share
Small Animal 538 77.7%
Mixed 127 18.4%
Equine 16 2.3%
Food Animal 7 1.0%
Exotic 3 0.4%
Other 1 0.1%

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Veterinary careers in Indiana

960 open veterinary jobs

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Veterinarian salary

What veterinarians earn in Indiana.

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Vet tech salary

What veterinary technicians earn in Indiana.

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Indiana?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 692 veterinary practices in Indiana.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Indiana are corporately owned?

20.2% of veterinary practices in Indiana are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 79.8% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Indiana?

NVA (owned by JAB Holding Company) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Indiana, with 18 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Indiana are hiring?

12.6% of veterinary practices in Indiana are actively hiring, based on live job-signal data.

Every figure above is queried live from our practice-level dataset — see the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. Compare Indiana against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.