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Pet businesses in St. Bernard Parish, LA

The pet businesses in St. Bernard Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #202 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On pets · $792 a household
Spending per listing
$857K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,642
+4.1% 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

St. Bernard Parish scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #202 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pet businesses in St. Bernard Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $792 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in St. Bernard Parish spend about $12.9M a year on pets. Spread across 15 pet businesses, that is $857K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Bernard Parish was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,055 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Bernard Parish grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Bernard ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.29.310.4
Spending per listing$857K$888K$878K
Households per official establishment4,0552,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$792$822$909
Median household income$58,651$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score7352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
150 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 St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
45,642+4.1% since 2020
Households
16,219
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
378 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$58,651+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,188
Median home value
$202,500
Jobs located here
11,689
Daytime population
35,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Louisiana

Every Louisiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. Bernard 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

Other business types in St. Bernard Parish

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in St. Bernard Parish, LA?

There are 15 pet businesses on map listings in St. Bernard Parish as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA spend on pets?

About $12.9M a year, or $792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $857K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,219 households in St. Bernard Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Bernard Parish has 9.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $857K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,055 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Bernard Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Bernard Parish at 45,642 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,219 households. The median household income in St. Bernard Parish is $58,651 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. St. Bernard Parish scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #202 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 St. Bernard Parish

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