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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in De Soto Parish, LA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in De Soto Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,153 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,381
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in De Soto Parish. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in De Soto Parish spend about $17.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,642 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 40% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show De Soto Parish grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). De Soto Parish scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,153 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana.
How De Soto Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | De Soto Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,642 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,578 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 11 |
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
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in De Soto 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 De Soto Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,381+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,504
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,503
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,222
- Daytime population
- 23,090Residents 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 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with De Soto Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 83 | 7 | 6.4 | $3M | +5.5% | #89 of 2,210 |
| 2St. Charles Parish, LA | 70 | 19 | 10.2 | $1.9M | −3.7% | #368 of 2,210 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 69 | 78 | 14.6 | $1.3M | +8.5% | #413 of 2,210 |
| 4Plaquemines Parish, LA | 64 | 7 | 8.5 | $2.3M | −5.3% | #553 of 2,210 |
| 5Vermilion Parish, LA | 64 | 20 | 9.2 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #555 of 2,210 |
| 6St. James Parish, LA | 61 | 6 | 8.0 | $2.4M | −5.9% | #650 of 2,210 |
| 7Jackson Parish, LA | 56 | 6 | 10.8 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #853 of 2,210 |
| 8St. Martin Parish, LA | 54 | 18 | 9.2 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #931 of 2,210 |
| 9Vernon Parish, LA | 53 | 18 | 9.8 | $1.7M | −7.3% | #986 of 2,210 |
| 10Evangeline Parish, LA | 52 | 8 | 6.4 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #1,033 of 2,210 |
| 14De Soto Parish, LA | 49 | 14 | 13.3 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #1,153 of 2,210 |
Other business types in De Soto 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in De Soto Parish, LA?
De Soto Parish has 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.2M a year, or $1,642 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
De Soto Parish has 13.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 20, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, 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. De Soto Parish scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,153 of 2,210 scored counties.
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