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Veterinarians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area
The veterinarians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 384 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $65.2M
- On pets · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 199,668
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $816 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area spend about $65.2M a year on pets. Spread across 24 veterinarians, that is $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area has 24 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, 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 12 businesses with payroll in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 6,657 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.8M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area.
Population estimates show the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area is 53 (upper middle), #170 of 384 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 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 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,657 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $816 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 160
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 199,668−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 79,889
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,300 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $64,038+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,114
- Median home value
- $189,700
- Jobs located here
- 82,319
- Daytime population
- 199,758Residents 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 veterinarians, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | 58 | 107 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #135 of 384 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 53 | 24 | 3.0 | $2.7M | −3.5% | #170 of 384 |
| 3New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 50 | 122 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #199 of 384 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 46 | 53 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #222 of 384 |
| 5Lake Charles, LA | 40 | 28 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −3.8% | #253 of 384 |
| 6Alexandria, LA | 38 | 19 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −2.5% | #271 of 384 |
| 7Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 35 | 61 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +5.3% | #299 of 384 |
| 8Hammond, LA | 29 | 24 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +5.8% | #334 of 384 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 25 | 56 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #352 of 384 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 22 | 35 | 4.0 | $1.9M | −1.9% | #366 of 384 |
Other business types in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 veterinarians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $65.2M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,889 households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,657 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area at 199,668 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 79,889 households. Median household income in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores 53 for veterinarians (upper middle), #170 of 384 scored metro areas.
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