State report

State of Vet Care in Ohio

As of September 2026, Ohio has 1,202 veterinary practices tracked; 21.0% are corporately owned , led by Banfield with 29 in-state locations . 79.0% of practices remain independently owned , and 10.6% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 1,202 veterinary practices tracked in Ohio, of which 21.0% are corporately owned.
  • 12.9% of practices in Ohio are private-equity-backed.
  • Banfield (owned by Mars) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 29 locations.
  • General practices make up 88.6% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

1,202
Practices tracked
79.0%
Independent
21.0%
Corporately owned
12.9%
PE-backed

10.6% of practices in Ohio are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Ohio

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 949 79.0%
PE-backed 155 12.9%
Corporate group 71 5.9%
Private group 15 1.2%
Public company 12 1.0%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 79.0% (949 practices) PE-backed: 12.9% (155 practices) Corporate group: 5.9% (71 practices) Private group: 1.2% (15 practices) Public company: 1.0% (12 practices) 79%13% Independent (79.0%) PE-backed (12.9%) Corporate group (5.9%) Private group (1.2%) Public company (1.0%)

Top consolidators operating in Ohio

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 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 29 11.5%
2 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners / Silver Lake (Private Equity) 25 9.9%
3 VCA Mars (Strategic) 22 8.7%
4 NVA JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 20 7.9%
5 VetCor Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 17 6.7%
6 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors (Private Equity) 14 5.6%
7 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 14 5.6%
8 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners (Private Equity) 13 5.2%
9 MedVet Veterinarian- and employee-owned (Leonard Green minority) (Private) 12 4.8%
10 Blue River PetCare Partners Group (Private Equity) 11 4.4%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 1,065 88.6%
Mobile 38 3.2%
Mixed 30 2.5%
Specialty Referral 26 2.2%
Emergency 24 2.0%
Urgent Care 19 1.6%

Species mix

Segment Practices Share
Small Animal 981 81.6%
Mixed 179 14.9%
Equine 28 2.3%
Exotic 7 0.6%
Other 4 0.3%
Food Animal 3 0.2%

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Veterinary careers in Ohio

1,770 open veterinary jobs

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Veterinarian salary

What veterinarians earn in Ohio.

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Vet tech salary

What veterinary technicians earn in Ohio.

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 1,202 veterinary practices in Ohio.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Ohio are corporately owned?

21.0% of veterinary practices in Ohio are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 79.0% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Ohio?

Banfield (owned by Mars) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Ohio, with 29 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Ohio are hiring?

10.6% of veterinary practices in Ohio 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 Ohio against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.