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Pet businesses in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #677 of 2,200 scored counties
#18 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12M
On pets · $795 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,875
−5.9% 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

Household spending on pets in St. John the Baptist Parish comes to about $12M a year: $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business, 96% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in St. John the Baptist Parish as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 56% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. John the Baptist Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. John the Baptist Parish declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. John the Baptist Parish scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #677 of 2,200 scored counties and #18 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. John the Baptist ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.69.310.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$888K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$795$822$909
Median household income$66,630$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5952

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
39,875−5.9% since 2020
Households
15,152
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$66,630+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,052
Median home value
$193,200
Jobs located here
13,847
Daytime population
36,948Residents 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 St. John the Baptist 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
18St. John the Baptist Parish, LA5974.6$1.7M−5.9%#677 of 2,200

Other business types in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet businesses in St. John the Baptist Parish. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. John the Baptist Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA spend on pets?

About $12M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,152 households in St. John the Baptist Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. John the Baptist Parish has 4.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.7M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. John the Baptist Parish would have about 14, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is St. John the Baptist Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. John the Baptist Parish at 39,875 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,152 households. Median household income in St. John the Baptist Parish is $66,630, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.0%, 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. John the Baptist Parish scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #677 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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