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Pet businesses in Iberia Parish, LA
The pet businesses in Iberia Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #858 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On pets · $753 a household
- Spending per listing
- $918K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,846
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in Iberia Parish. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $753 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Iberia Parish spend about $20.2M a year on pets. That works out to $918K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Iberia Parish in 2023. That is one for every 2,682 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Iberia Parish declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Iberia Parish is 55 (upper middle), #858 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Iberia 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 | Iberia Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $918K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,682 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $753 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,961 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Iberia 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 Iberia Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,846−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,816
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,961+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,542
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,687
- Daytime population
- 65,141Residents 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 |
| 24Iberia Parish, LA | 55 | 22 | 8.2 | $918K | −4.6% | #858 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Iberia 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians45
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Iberia Parish, LA?
Iberia Parish has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Iberia Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $20.2M a year, or $753 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $918K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,816 households in Iberia Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iberia Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Iberia Parish has 8.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $918K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Iberia Parish would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,682 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Iberia Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Iberia Parish at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. The median household income in Iberia Parish is $56,961 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Iberia Parish scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #858 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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