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Pet businesses in St. Martin Parish, LA
How St. Martin Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #855 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On pets · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $953K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,106
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Martin Parish spend about $15.2M a year on pets, or $779 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet businesses, that is $953K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 16 pet businesses on map listings in St. Martin Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Martin Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Martin Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Martin Parish scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #855 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. Martin 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. Martin Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $953K | $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 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $779 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,960 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 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
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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. Martin 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. Martin Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,106−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,579
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 738 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $55,960+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,449
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,916
- Daytime population
- 42,150Residents 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 |
| 23St. Martin Parish, LA | 55 | 16 | 8.2 | $953K | −1.0% | #855 of 2,200 |
Other business types in St. Martin 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. Martin Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet businesses in St. Martin Parish. 4 of them (25%) 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. Martin Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Martin Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $15.2M a year, or $779 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $953K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,579 households in St. Martin Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Martin Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. Martin Parish has 8.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $953K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. Martin Parish would have about 17, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is St. Martin Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Martin Parish at 51,106 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,579 households. Median household income in St. Martin Parish is $55,960, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Martin Parish scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #855 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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