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Pet businesses in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #29 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On pets · $920 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,756
+5.5% 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

West Baton Rouge Parish scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #29 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $10.1M a year on pets, or $920 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in West Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in West Baton Rouge Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,658 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWest Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.19.310.4
Spending per listing$1M$888K$878K
Households per official establishment3,6582,3171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$920$822$909
Median household income$87,299$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score8552

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$375K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
28,756+5.5% since 2020
Households
10,974
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
192 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,837
Median home value
$229,900
Jobs located here
14,037
Daytime population
29,192Residents 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in West Baton Rouge Parish. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on pets?

About $10.1M a year, or $920 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

West Baton Rouge Parish has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,658 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 85 for pet businesses (high), #29 of 2,200 scored counties.

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