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Pet businesses in Lincoln Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,197 of 2,200 scored counties
#36 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
19
3 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13M
On pets · $703 a household
Spending per listing
$684K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,360
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Lincoln Parish. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $703 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln Parish spend about $13M a year on pets. That is about $684K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lincoln Parish classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,081 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln Parish grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Lincoln Parish has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,197 of 2,200 scored counties and #36 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.39.310.4
Spending per listing$684K$888K$878K
Households per official establishment3,0812,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$703$822$909
Median household income$39,172$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
193 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
48,360+0.1% since 2020
Households
18,487
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,113
Median home value
$210,100
Jobs located here
18,570
Daytime population
48,307Residents 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 Lincoln 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
36Lincoln Parish, LA481910.3$684K+0.1%#1,197 of 2,200

Other business types in Lincoln Parish

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Lincoln Parish, LA?

There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Lincoln Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $684K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln Parish has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $684K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,081 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish

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