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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #120 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 52
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On pets · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $101.1M a year on pets, or $962 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 6,181 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $396K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area.
Population estimates show the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #120 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area 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 grooming and boarding 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,181 | 8,891 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $962 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 523 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $396K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area, 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 74 | 88 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +2.1% | #34 of 386 |
| 2New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 66 | 95 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −3.4% | #68 of 386 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 60 | 52 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +5.3% | #120 of 386 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 59 | 54 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #127 of 386 |
| 5Lake Charles, LA | 57 | 31 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −3.8% | #142 of 386 |
| 6Hammond, LA | 54 | 22 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +5.8% | #169 of 386 |
| 7Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 53 | 27 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −3.5% | #175 of 386 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 41 | 56 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #269 of 386 |
| 9Alexandria, LA | 36 | 18 | 3.2 | $2.5M | −2.5% | #298 of 386 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 29 | 31 | 3.6 | $2.1M | −1.9% | #334 of 386 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $101.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 4.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 40, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,181 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 60 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #120 of 386 scored metro areas.
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