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Pet businesses in Livingston Parish, LA
The pet businesses in Livingston Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #30 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 50
- 10 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.9M
- On pets · $893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $957K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 155,036
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Livingston Parish is 85 (high), #30 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 pet businesses in Livingston Parish. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 20%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Livingston Parish spend about $47.9M a year on pets, or $893 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 pet businesses, that is $957K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston Parish was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,123 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Livingston Parish grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Livingston 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 | Livingston Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $957K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,123 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $893 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,122 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Livingston 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 Livingston Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 155,036+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 53,596
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $80,122+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,408
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 31,799
- Daytime population
- 114,602Residents 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 |
Other business types in Livingston 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 businesses85
- Veterinarians90
- Pet grooming and boarding87
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Livingston Parish, LA?
Livingston Parish has 50 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Livingston Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $47.9M a year, or $893 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $957K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,596 households in Livingston Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Livingston Parish has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $957K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Livingston Parish would have about 55, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,123 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Livingston Parish at 155,036 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,596 households. The median household income in Livingston Parish is $80,122 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Livingston Parish scores 85 for pet businesses (high), #30 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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