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Veterinarians in Ouachita Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Ouachita Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,137 of 1,485 scored counties
#22 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.9M
- On pets · $780 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,542
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Ouachita Parish scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,137 of 1,485 scored counties and #22 of 28 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Ouachita Parish spend about $47.9M a year on pets, or $780 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Ouachita Parish has 27 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Ouachita Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,236 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Ouachita Parish. Population estimates show Ouachita Parish declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ouachita 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 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,236 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $780 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,688 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,542−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,489
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,881
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 68,646
- Daytime population
- 165,193Residents 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 Ouachita 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 |
| 22Ouachita Parish, LA | 33 | 27 | 4.4 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #1,137 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Ouachita 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Ouachita Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 veterinarians in Ouachita Parish. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $47.9M a year, or $780 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Ouachita Parish has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 18, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,236 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 33 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,137 of 1,485 scored counties.
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