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Pet businesses in Franklin Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Franklin Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,665 of 2,200 scored counties
#45 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On pets · $714 a household
Spending per listing
$767K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,002
−3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Franklin Parish is 36 (lower middle), #1,665 of 2,200 scored counties and #45 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet businesses in Franklin Parish. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Franklin Parish comes to about $5.4M a year: $714 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $767K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Franklin Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Franklin 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.

Pet businesses in Franklin Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.39.310.4
Spending per listing$767K$888K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$714$822$909
Median household income$47,020$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
19,002−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,525
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
624 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$47,020+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,255
Median home value
$113,000
Jobs located here
4,479
Daytime population
16,909Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Franklin Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA85109.1$1M+5.5%#29 of 2,200
2Livingston Parish, LA85509.3$957K+8.5%#30 of 2,200
3St. Charles Parish, LA7873.8$2.5M−3.7%#97 of 2,200
4Ascension Parish, LA78449.2$1.1M+6.4%#107 of 2,200
5St. Bernard Parish, LA73159.2$857K+4.1%#202 of 2,200
6De Soto Parish, LA7276.7$1.1M+2.0%#216 of 2,200
7Lafourche Parish, LA70297.7$1.1M−2.0%#272 of 2,200
8Iberville Parish, LA6787.1$1.1M−1.6%#379 of 2,200
9East Baton Rouge Parish, LA671448.1$1.1M+0.1%#382 of 2,200
10Plaquemines Parish, LA6678.5$1.1M−5.3%#421 of 2,200
45Franklin Parish, LA3679.3$767K−3.6%#1,665 of 2,200

Other business types in Franklin Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Franklin Parish, LA?

Franklin Parish has 7 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Franklin Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Franklin Parish, LA spend on pets?

About $5.4M a year, or $714 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $767K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,525 households in Franklin Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Franklin Parish has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $767K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Franklin Parish would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin Parish at 19,002 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,525 households. The median household income in Franklin Parish is $47,020 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Franklin Parish scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,665 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Franklin Parish. 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 Franklin Parish

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