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Pet businesses in Bossier Parish, LA
The pet businesses in Bossier Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #908 of 2,200 scored counties
#25 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 57
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.5M
- On pets · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $764K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,867
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bossier Parish spend about $43.5M a year on pets, or $856 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 pet businesses, that is $764K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 57 pet businesses on map listings in Bossier Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bossier Parish was 32 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,588 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Bossier Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Bossier Parish has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #908 of 2,200 scored counties and #25 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Bossier Parish 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 | Bossier Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $764K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,588 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $856 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,617 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 32+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 578 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bossier Parish, 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 Bossier Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,867+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,826
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $69,617+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,201
- Median home value
- $227,200
- Jobs located here
- 45,671
- Daytime population
- 123,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 85 | 10 | 9.1 | $1M | +5.5% | #29 of 2,200 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 85 | 50 | 9.3 | $957K | +8.5% | #30 of 2,200 |
| 3St. Charles Parish, LA | 78 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −3.7% | #97 of 2,200 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 78 | 44 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +6.4% | #107 of 2,200 |
| 5St. Bernard Parish, LA | 73 | 15 | 9.2 | $857K | +4.1% | #202 of 2,200 |
| 6De Soto Parish, LA | 72 | 7 | 6.7 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #216 of 2,200 |
| 7Lafourche Parish, LA | 70 | 29 | 7.7 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #272 of 2,200 |
| 8Iberville Parish, LA | 67 | 8 | 7.1 | $1.1M | −1.6% | #379 of 2,200 |
| 9East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 67 | 144 | 8.1 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #382 of 2,200 |
| 10Plaquemines Parish, LA | 66 | 7 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −5.3% | #421 of 2,200 |
| 25Bossier Parish, LA | 54 | 57 | 11.2 | $764K | +2.5% | #908 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bossier Parish
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 businesses54
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bossier Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 pet businesses in Bossier Parish. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bossier Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $43.5M a year, or $856 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $764K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,826 households in Bossier Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bossier Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bossier Parish has 11.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $764K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bossier Parish would have about 50, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,588 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Bossier Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Bossier Parish at 131,867 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,826 households. Median household income in Bossier Parish is $69,617, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Bossier Parish scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #908 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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