Analysis
NAICS 54194 is the 2022 NAICS industry for veterinary services, part of 5419 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 541940, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 34,296 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 475,106 people at an average annual payroll of $52,978 per employee (21st percentile of national industries). 28% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 5 codes at this level within Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, with 41.4% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 8% and employment rose 25%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Official definition
See industry description for 541940.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.