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Veterinarians in Jefferson Parish, LA
How Jefferson Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #739 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 63
- 17 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $150.5M
- On pets · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 431,398
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Jefferson Parish comes to about $150.5M a year: $850 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Jefferson Parish has 63 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Jefferson Parish in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,612 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $989K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jefferson Parish.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson Parish declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson Parish scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #739 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,612 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $850 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,252 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 49−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 780
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $989K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 431,398−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 177,003
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,432
- Median household income
- $65,252+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,680
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 200,099
- Daytime population
- 450,992Residents 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 veterinarians, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Jefferson Parish marked.
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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Jefferson Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 veterinarians in Jefferson Parish. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $150.5M a year, or $850 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,003 households in Jefferson Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Jefferson Parish has 3.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Jefferson Parish would have about 55, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,612 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson Parish at 431,398 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 177,003 households. Median household income in Jefferson Parish is $65,252, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Jefferson Parish scores 50 for veterinarians (upper middle), #739 of 1,485 scored counties.
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