Pets · Metro area · Louisiana
Veterinarians in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #253 of 384 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.9M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 veterinarians in the Lake Charles metro area. 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.
Household spending on pets in the Lake Charles metro area comes to about $78.9M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 veterinarians, that is $2.8M per clinic, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Lake Charles metro area in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,068 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lake Charles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Lake Charles metro area is 40 (lower middle), #253 of 384 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Lake Charles 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 | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,068 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents 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 Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
The Lake Charles metro area has 28 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on pets?
About $78.9M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Lake Charles metro area has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 29, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,068 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below 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 Lake Charles metro area scores 40 for veterinarians (lower middle), #253 of 384 scored metro areas.
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