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Pet businesses in Jackson Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,043 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On pets · $670 a household
Spending per listing
$747K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,834
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Jackson Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Jackson Parish comes to about $3.7M a year: $670 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $747K per business, 15% 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 Jackson Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Jackson Parish has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,043 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Jackson 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 Jackson Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureJackson ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.09.310.4
Spending per listing$747K$888K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$670$822$909
Median household income$44,925$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5152

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
15,834+5.6% since 2020
Households
5,576
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$44,925+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,592
Median home value
$115,600
Jobs located here
3,519
Daytime population
12,577Residents 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 Jackson 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
29Jackson Parish, LA5159.0$747K+5.6%#1,043 of 2,200

Other business types in Jackson Parish

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Jackson Parish, LA?

Jackson Parish has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jackson Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $670 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $747K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,576 households in Jackson Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson Parish has 9.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $747K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jackson Parish would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Jackson Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Jackson Parish at 15,834 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,576 households. The median household income in Jackson Parish is $44,925 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.8% 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. Jackson Parish scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,043 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Jackson Parish

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