Pets & Animal Welfare in Iowa

Pet ownership, shelters, adoptions and veterinary services.

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$295,654,846
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary services jobs
4,689
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Pet Economy

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$295,654,846
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary and pet care businesses
817
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
$295,654,846▲ 136%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910, total annual wages.

Veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
817▲ 25%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910.

Pet-Related Employment

Veterinary services jobs
4,689
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)
2,390
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Veterinary services jobs

2014–2025
4,689▲ 25%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194.

Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)

2014–2025
2,390▲ 232%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 812910.