Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Louisiana
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Opelousas, LA area
How the Opelousas, LA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #387 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 56
- 18 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −34.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,516 a household
- Spending per listing
- $871K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Opelousas area. 18 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Opelousas area comes to about $48.8M a year: $1,516 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $871K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Opelousas area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,146 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Opelousas area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Opelousas area is 37 (lower middle), #387 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the Opelousas 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 | Opelousas area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $871K | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,146 | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −34.8% | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,516 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $44,462 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15−34.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5618 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 the Opelousas 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 Opelousas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,765−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,183
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $44,462+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,015
- Median home value
- $142,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,929
- Daytime population
- 72,446Residents 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 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Opelousas area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 59 | 29 | 21.1 | $846K | +0.2% | #196 of 536 |
| 2Bogalusa, LA | 47 | 29 | 16.4 | $941K | −0.9% | #294 of 536 |
| 3Morgan City, LA | 37 | 33 | 17.9 | $890K | −5.3% | #385 of 536 |
| 4Opelousas, LA | 37 | 56 | 17.4 | $871K | −1.9% | #387 of 536 |
| 5New Iberia, LA | 31 | 55 | 20.5 | $800K | −4.6% | #433 of 536 |
| 6Natchitoches, LA | 25 | 28 | 19.3 | $825K | −3.5% | #470 of 536 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 21 | 58 | 28.0 | $546K | −0.9% | #504 of 536 |
| 7Ruston, LA | 17 | 64 | 34.6 | $453K | +0.1% | #515 of 536 |
| 8Minden, LA | 15 | 39 | 27.2 | $550K | −5.2% | #519 of 536 |
Other business types in the Opelousas 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Opelousas, LA area?
The Opelousas area has 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Opelousas, LA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $48.8M a year, or $1,516 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $871K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,183 households in the Opelousas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Opelousas, LA area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Opelousas area has 17.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $871K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Opelousas area would have about 55, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,146 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Opelousas, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Opelousas area at 80,765 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,183 households. Median household income in the Opelousas area is $44,462, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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 Opelousas area scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #387 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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