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Veterinarians in Calcasieu Parish, LA
The veterinarians in Calcasieu Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #762 of 1,485 scored counties
#12 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.5M
- On pets · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,466
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Calcasieu Parish spend about $67.5M a year on pets, or $866 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per clinic, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Calcasieu Parish has 23 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Calcasieu Parish classed as veterinary services, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,887 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calcasieu Parish declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Calcasieu Parish has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #762 of 1,485 scored counties and #12 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Calcasieu 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 veterinarians 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 | Calcasieu Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,887 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $866 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,564 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 27+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 veterinary services in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,466−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 77,957
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,064 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 195
- Median household income
- $67,564+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,591
- Median home value
- $217,000
- Jobs located here
- 85,678
- Daytime population
- 213,165Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 90 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +8.5% | #11 of 1,485 |
| 2Ascension Parish, LA | 76 | 15 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +6.4% | #147 of 1,485 |
| 3Terrebonne Parish, LA | 61 | 12 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −4.8% | #468 of 1,485 |
| 4Vermilion Parish, LA | 59 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #512 of 1,485 |
| 5Orleans Parish, LA | 58 | 45 | 2.9 | $2.9M | −5.5% | #534 of 1,485 |
| 6Lafayette Parish, LA | 58 | 39 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #544 of 1,485 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 57 | 61 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #560 of 1,485 |
| 8Lafourche Parish, LA | 54 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #634 of 1,485 |
| 9Vernon Parish, LA | 51 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −7.3% | #708 of 1,485 |
| 10Jefferson Parish, LA | 50 | 63 | 3.6 | $2.4M | −1.9% | #739 of 1,485 |
| 12Calcasieu Parish, LA | 49 | 23 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −3.7% | #762 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Calcasieu 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Calcasieu Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 veterinarians in Calcasieu Parish. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Calcasieu Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $67.5M a year, or $866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,957 households in Calcasieu Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calcasieu Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Calcasieu Parish has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Calcasieu Parish would have about 25, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,887 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Calcasieu Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Calcasieu Parish at 208,466 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,957 households. Median household income in Calcasieu Parish is $67,564, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. Calcasieu Parish scores 49 for veterinarians (lower middle), #762 of 1,485 scored counties.
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