Pets · Metro area · Louisiana
Pet businesses in the Alexandria, LA metro area
The pet businesses in the Alexandria, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 53
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.6M
- On pets · $791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $842K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,952
- −2.5% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in the Alexandria metro area
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Alexandria metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 pet businesses in the Alexandria metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $791 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Alexandria metro area spend about $44.6M a year on pets. That is about $842K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Alexandria metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,525 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Alexandria metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Alexandria metro area declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, the Alexandria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #186 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Alexandria metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Alexandria metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $842K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,525 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $791 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,353 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Alexandria metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Alexandria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,952−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 56,394
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $56,353+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,924
- Median home value
- $175,200
- Jobs located here
- 57,169
- Daytime population
- 151,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Alexandria metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Alexandria metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet businesses across Louisiana
Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Alexandria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 70 | 291 | 8.7 | $1M | +2.1% | #51 of 387 |
| 2New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 64 | 295 | 7.4 | $1.1M | −3.4% | #87 of 387 |
| 3Lafayette, LA | 59 | 151 | 9.2 | $895K | +3.8% | #123 of 387 |
| 4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 56 | 75 | 9.4 | $869K | −3.5% | #150 of 387 |
| 5Lake Charles, LA | 55 | 86 | 9.3 | $917K | −3.8% | #156 of 387 |
| 6Alexandria, LA | 51 | 53 | 9.4 | $842K | −2.5% | #186 of 387 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 45 | 144 | 9.2 | $854K | −2.3% | #231 of 387 |
| 8Hammond, LA | 42 | 72 | 13.8 | $565K | +5.8% | #263 of 387 |
| 9Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 40 | 157 | 14.9 | $644K | +5.3% | #277 of 387 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 30 | 91 | 10.5 | $722K | −1.9% | #332 of 387 |
Other business types in the Alexandria metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses51
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Alexandria, LA metro area?
There are 53 pet businesses on map listings in the Alexandria metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Alexandria, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $44.6M a year, or $791 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $842K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,394 households in the Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexandria, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Alexandria metro area has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $842K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Alexandria metro area would have about 51, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,525 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexandria, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexandria metro area at 147,952 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,394 households. The median household income in the Alexandria metro area is $56,353 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Alexandria metro area scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #186 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Alexandria metro area. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in the Alexandria metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Alexandria metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Alexandria metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.