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Pet businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #277 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 157
- 31 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On pets · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $644K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $101.1M a year on pets, or $962 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $644K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 157 pet businesses on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 20%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 155 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #277 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $644K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,297 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $962 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 881
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 155Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15731 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 pet businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 31 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. Another 155 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $101.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $644K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 14.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $644K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 115, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #277 of 387 scored metro areas.
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