State report

State of Vet Care in Virginia

Name: Veterinary Practice Ownership & Consolidation Data — Virginia
Creator: VetPulse
License: https://vetpulse.ai/methodology

As of September 2026, Virginia has 1,023 veterinary practices tracked; 31.1% are corporately owned , led by Banfield with 41 in-state locations . 68.9% of practices remain independently owned , and 13.2% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

1,023 veterinary practices tracked in Virginia, of which 31.1% are corporately owned.
17.0% of practices in Virginia are private-equity-backed.
Banfield (owned by Mars) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 41 locations.
General practices make up 78.8% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

1,023

Practices tracked

68.9%

Independent

31.1%

Corporately owned

17.0%

PE-backed

13.2% of practices in Virginia are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Virginia

Ownership type	Practices	Share
Independent	705	68.9%
PE-backed	174	17.0%
Corporate group	119	11.6%
Private group	10	1.0%
Public company	15	1.5%

Top consolidators operating in Virginia

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)	41	12.9%
2	NVA	JAB Holding Company (Strategic)	41	12.9%
3	Mission Pet Health	Shore Capital Partners / Silver Lake (Private Equity)	32	10.1%
4	VCA	Mars (Strategic)	29	9.1%
5	VetEvolve	Varsity Healthcare Partners (Private Equity)	22	6.9%
6	Veterinary Practice Partners	Audax Private Equity (Private Equity)	16	5.0%
7	Vetco (Petco)	Petco (Public)	15	4.7%
8	National Veterinary Associates	JAB Holding Company (Strategic)	13	4.1%
9	Rarebreed Veterinary Partners	Revelstoke Capital Partners (Private Equity)	8	2.5%
10	Veterinary Innovative Partners	Health Enterprise Partners (Private Equity)	7	2.2%

Practice-type mix

Type	Practices	Share
General	806	78.8%
Mobile	70	6.8%
Specialty Referral	67	6.5%
Urgent Care	34	3.3%
Emergency	28	2.7%
Mixed	18	1.8%

Species mix

Segment	Practices	Share
Small Animal	853	83.4%
Mixed	112	10.9%
Equine	47	4.6%
Other	4	0.4%
Exotic	4	0.4%
Food Animal	3	0.3%

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Veterinary careers in Virginia

1,727 open veterinary jobs

Who's hiring in Virginia right now.

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Veterinarian salary

What veterinarians earn in Virginia.

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Vet tech salary

What veterinary technicians earn in Virginia.

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Virginia?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 1,023 veterinary practices in Virginia.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Virginia are corporately owned?

31.1% of veterinary practices in Virginia are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 68.9% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Virginia?

Banfield (owned by Mars) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Virginia, with 41 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Virginia are hiring?

13.2% of veterinary practices in Virginia 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 Virginia against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.