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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ouachita Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ouachita Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,157 of 2,210 scored counties
#49 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 221
- 88 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- −15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $471K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,542
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Ouachita Parish scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,157 of 2,210 scored counties and #49 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ouachita Parish. 88 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, 54% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,691 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Ouachita Parish spend about $104M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 221 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $471K per business, 47% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 82 businesses with payroll in Ouachita Parish classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 750 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ouachita Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ouachita 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 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $471K | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 750 | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.5% | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,691 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,688 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 82−15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 730
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 233Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,542−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,489
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,881
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 68,646
- Daytime population
- 165,193Residents 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 Ouachita 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 |
| 49Ouachita Parish, LA | 15 | 221 | 35.9 | $471K | −1.0% | #2,157 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ouachita 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 laundry15
- Clothing and shoe stores14
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners21
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ouachita Parish, LA?
There are 221 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Ouachita Parish as of September 2026. 88 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. Another 233 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $104M a year, or $1,691 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $471K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ouachita Parish has 35.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $471K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 118, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 750 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 15 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,157 of 2,210 scored counties.
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