Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Louisiana
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #339 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 446
- 139 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 197
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $288.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $648K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Lafayette metro area has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #339 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,757 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $288.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $648K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 446 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Lafayette metro area as of September 2026. 139 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.1, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 197 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 834 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $182K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Lafayette metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lafayette metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette metro area 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $648K | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 834 | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,757 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 359Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 446139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 328The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $182K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Lafayette metro 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 Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 54 | 93 | 17.9 | $944K | +5.8% | #174 of 387 |
| 2Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 41 | 297 | 28.3 | $708K | +5.3% | #264 of 387 |
| 3Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 29 | 168 | 21.0 | $830K | −3.5% | #320 of 387 |
| 4Lake Charles, LA | 28 | 211 | 22.9 | $793K | −3.8% | #327 of 387 |
| 5Baton Rouge, LA | 27 | 945 | 28.4 | $658K | +2.1% | #336 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 26 | 446 | 27.1 | $648K | +3.8% | #339 of 387 |
| 7Alexandria, LA | 20 | 136 | 24.1 | $707K | −2.5% | #357 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 12 | 427 | 27.2 | $624K | −2.3% | #381 of 387 |
| 9New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 10 | 1,350 | 33.9 | $532K | −3.4% | #384 of 387 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 9 | 259 | 29.8 | $554K | −1.9% | #386 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lafayette metro 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats61
- Dry cleaners22
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 446 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lafayette metro area. 139 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 359 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $288.9M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 446 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $648K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Lafayette metro area has 27.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $648K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 328, against 446 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 834 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lafayette metro area scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #339 of 387 scored metro areas.
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