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Pet businesses in St. James Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in St. James Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On pets · $891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,938
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $891 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in St. James Parish spend about $6.7M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $878K.
St. James Parish has 3 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. James Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. James Parish declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet businesses on map listings, St. James Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How St. James 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 | St. James Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $891 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,531 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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. James 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. James Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,938−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,543
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $65,531+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,062
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,713
- Daytime population
- 18,422Residents 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 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −5.9% |
Other business types in St. James 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. James Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet businesses in St. James Parish. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. James Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. James Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $6.7M a year, or $891 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,543 households in St. James Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. James Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. James Parish has 4.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $2.2M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. James Parish would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is St. James Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. James Parish at 18,938 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,543 households. Median household income in St. James Parish is $65,531, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.0%, 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. James Parish has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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