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Veterinarians in St. Mary Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in St. Mary Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.4M
- On pets · $725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,552
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $725 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in St. Mary Parish spend about $13.4M a year on pets. Spread across 4 veterinarians, that is $3.3M per clinic, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in St. Mary Parish as of September 2026. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in St. Mary Parish, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Mary Parish declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 veterinarians on map listings, St. Mary Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How St. Mary 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 | St. Mary Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,729 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $725 | $822 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,576 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 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 St. Mary 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 St. Mary Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,552−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,463
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $52,576+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,245
- Median home value
- $138,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,344
- Daytime population
- 47,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.3M | −5.3% |
Other business types in St. Mary 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in St. Mary Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 veterinarians in St. Mary Parish. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in St. Mary Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Mary Parish, LA spend on pets?
About $13.4M a year, or $725 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,463 households in St. Mary Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
St. Mary Parish has 2.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, St. Mary Parish would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is St. Mary Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary Parish at 46,552 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,463 households. Median household income in St. Mary Parish is $52,576, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. St. Mary Parish has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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