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Pet stores in St. Tammany Parish, LA
The pet stores in St. Tammany Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #432 of 974 scored counties
#10 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 29
- 12 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On pets · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 pet stores in St. Tammany Parish. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in St. Tammany Parish spend about $101.1M a year on pets, or $962 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per store, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in St. Tammany Parish was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 9,553 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show St. Tammany Parish grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, St. Tammany Parish has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #432 of 974 scored counties and #10 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. Tammany 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 stores 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. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $5.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,553 | 19,617 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | −1.6% |
| 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 | 53 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 and pet supplies stores in St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish
- 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+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- 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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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 86 | 6 | 1.3 | $8.2M | +6.4% | #19 of 974 |
| 2Lafayette Parish, LA | 77 | 14 | 1.4 | $6.3M | +6.5% | #76 of 974 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 68 | 11 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +8.5% | #200 of 974 |
| 4Calcasieu Parish, LA | 67 | 11 | 1.4 | $6.1M | −3.7% | #207 of 974 |
| 5Ouachita Parish, LA | 65 | 7 | 1.1 | $6.8M | −1.0% | #231 of 974 |
| 6Orleans Parish, LA | 64 | 20 | 1.3 | $6.4M | −5.5% | #243 of 974 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 64 | 29 | 1.6 | $5.3M | +0.1% | #248 of 974 |
| 8Caddo Parish, LA | 58 | 13 | 1.4 | $5.5M | −5.4% | #347 of 974 |
| 9Jefferson Parish, LA | 55 | 27 | 1.5 | $5.6M | −1.9% | #394 of 974 |
| 10St. Tammany Parish, LA | 53 | 29 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +5.3% | #432 of 974 |
Other business types in St. Tammany 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in St. Tammany Parish, LA?
St. Tammany Parish has 29 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in St. Tammany Parish, LA 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 29 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in St. Tammany Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Tammany Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
St. Tammany Parish has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.5M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, St. Tammany Parish would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,553 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Tammany Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Tammany Parish 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 St. Tammany Parish is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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. St. Tammany Parish scores 53 for pet stores (upper middle), #432 of 974 scored counties.
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