Is 71301 a good location for a pet store or groomer?
What public records measure around the center of ZIP 71301 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana for a pet store or groomer: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the pet stores and groomers already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 71301, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Pet store or groomer. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 71301 covers 12 square miles, so its edges are about 2 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
ZIP 71301
6,827 households
Median household income
$43,098
Residents
17,035
Pet stores and groomers with employees, 2023
0
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
165Jobs
2,747Households
165 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,403 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
More nearby competition than most
1Pet stores and groomers
0.22 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 1 pet stores and groomers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 3 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$436KMiddle-case sales
$4,350Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $198,000 to $867,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $436,000).
A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians
25,750Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are US 71, 25,750 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 710 feet away; US 165, 9,010 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away; and La 1208-5, 14,345 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 71301
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 71301 can sell each year
Middle case$436K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$198K
High case$867K
Rivals within 3.5 mi4
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,300 to $8,650 a month
Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.
Competition
Competitors within half a mile1
84th percentile for nearby competition among 25 similar businesses in the Alexandria metro area
Metro median is 0 nearby
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile3
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent1,180 ft
Competitor 2Chain3,080 ft
Competitor 3Chain3,960 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk2,403
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk165
Within 1 mile11,682
Office-type, half mile211
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Retail824
Health care553
Food service and lodging349
Administrative support316
Professional services158
Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.
Traffic on nearby roads
Vehicles a day on Us 7125,750
Nearest counted road, 2024 count
Other counted roads nearby
Us 165720 ft9,010
La 1208-5720 ft14,345
Cypress Ln730 ft219
Worley Dr920 ft215
State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.
What an address adds
The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 71301: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a pet store or groomer there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The pet store or groomer check reads the same public records at the address itself.
Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 12 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.
Questions about ZIP 71301.
0 pet stores and groomers with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 3 mapped within about a mile of the center.
17,035 residents in 6,827 households, with a median household income of $43,098 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
11,682 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a pet store or groomer, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
