Pets · Metro area · Louisiana
Pet businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 151
- 25 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.1M
- On pets · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $895K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 151 pet businesses in the Lafayette metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $822 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $135.1M a year on pets. Spread across 151 pet businesses, that is $895K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Lafayette metro area was 85 in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,934 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 133 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Lafayette metro area.
Population estimates show the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lafayette metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #123 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Lafayette 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $895K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,934 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.4% | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $822 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85+5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 876
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 133Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 154The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
The Lafayette metro area has 151 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. Official counts list 133 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $135.1M a year, or $822 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $895K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Lafayette metro area has 9.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $895K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 154, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,934 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lafayette metro area scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #123 of 387 scored metro areas.
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