Pets · Small-town market · Louisiana
Veterinarians in the Ruston, LA area
The veterinarians in the Ruston, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #275 of 398 scored small-town markets
#5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On pets · $703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,360
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in the Ruston area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Ruston area comes to about $13M a year: $703 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $1.9M per clinic, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Ruston area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,081 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ruston area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Ruston area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #275 of 398 scored small-town markets and #5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the Ruston 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 | Ruston area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,081 | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $703 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $39,172 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Ruston 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 Ruston area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,360+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,487
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,113
- Median home value
- $210,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,570
- Daytime population
- 48,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ruston area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 63 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +0.2% | #104 of 398 |
| 2New Iberia, LA | 55 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −4.6% | #157 of 398 |
| 3Bogalusa, LA | 55 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #158 of 398 |
| 4Natchitoches, LA | 49 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.1M | −3.5% | #210 of 398 |
| 5Ruston, LA | 39 | 7 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #275 of 398 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 35 | 7 | 3.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #305 of 398 |
| 6Opelousas, LA | 24 | 14 | 4.4 | $1.6M | −1.9% | #363 of 398 |
| 7Minden, LA | 20 | 8 | 5.6 | $1.2M | −5.2% | #379 of 398 |
Other business types in the Ruston 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Ruston, LA area?
The Ruston area has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Ruston, LA area spend on pets?
About $13M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,487 households in the Ruston area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ruston, LA area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Ruston area has 3.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Ruston area would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,081 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ruston, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ruston area at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in the Ruston area is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ruston area scores 39 for veterinarians (lower middle), #275 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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