State report

State of Vet Care in Ohio

As of July 2026, Ohio has 1,198 veterinary practices tracked; 22.0% are corporately owned , led by VetCor with 39 in-state locations . 78.0% of practices remain independently owned , and 10.5% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 1,198 veterinary practices tracked in Ohio, of which 22.0% are corporately owned.
  • 15.7% of practices in Ohio are private-equity-backed.
  • VetCor (owned by Harvest Partners) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 39 locations.
  • General practices make up 88.7% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

1,198
Practices tracked
78.0%
Independent
22.0%
Corporately owned
15.7%
PE-backed

10.5% of practices in Ohio are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Ohio

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 935 78.0%
PE-backed 188 15.7%
Corporate group 62 5.2%
Public company 1 0.1%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 78.0% (935 practices) PE-backed: 15.7% (188 practices) Corporate group: 5.2% (62 practices) Public company: 0.1% (1 practices) 78%16% Independent (78.0%) PE-backed (15.7%) Corporate group (5.2%) Public company (0.1%)

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 VetCor Harvest Partners (Strategic) 39 14.8%
2 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 29 11.0%
3 National Veterinary Associates JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 24 9.1%
4 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners 23 8.7%
5 VCA Mars (Strategic) 22 8.4%
6 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors 16 6.1%
7 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 15 5.7%
8 MedVet MedVet (Private Equity) 12 4.6%
9 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners 11 4.2%
10 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 11 4.2%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 1,063 88.7%
Mobile 36 3.0%
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 977 81.6%
Mixed 179 14.9%
Equine 28 2.3%
Exotic 7 0.6%
Other 4 0.3%
Food Animal 3 0.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Ohio?

As of July 2026, VetPulse tracks 1,198 veterinary practices in Ohio.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Ohio are corporately owned?

22.0% of veterinary practices in Ohio are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 78.0% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Ohio?

VetCor (owned by Harvest Partners) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Ohio, with 39 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Ohio are hiring?

10.5% 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.