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Pet businesses in West Feliciana Parish, LA
How West Feliciana 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,943 of 2,200 scored counties
#48 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On pets · $926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $414K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.4
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,134
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in West Feliciana Parish is 28 (lower middle), #1,943 of 2,200 scored counties and #48 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in West Feliciana Parish comes to about $3.7M a year: $926 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $414K of household spending for each business on map listings, 53% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in West Feliciana Parish as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 22.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in West Feliciana Parish classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $176K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in West Feliciana Parish. Population estimates put the population change in West Feliciana Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How West Feliciana 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 | West Feliciana Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $414K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,342 | 2,317 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $926 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,452 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $832K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $176K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in West Feliciana 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 Feliciana Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,134−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,026
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $77,452+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,166
- Median home value
- $245,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,486
- Daytime population
- 17,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with West Feliciana Parish marked.
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 |
| 48West Feliciana Parish, LA | 28 | 9 | 22.4 | $414K | −0.7% | #1,943 of 2,200 |
Other business types in West Feliciana 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in West Feliciana Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet businesses in West Feliciana Parish. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in West Feliciana Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $3.7M a year, or $926 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $414K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,026 households in West Feliciana Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Feliciana Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
West Feliciana Parish has 22.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $414K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, West Feliciana Parish would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is West Feliciana Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Feliciana Parish at 15,134 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,026 households. Median household income in West Feliciana Parish is $77,452, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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 Feliciana Parish scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,943 of 2,200 scored counties.
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