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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rapides Parish, LA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rapides Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,131 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 135
- 55 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $617K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Rapides Parish scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,131 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 135 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rapides Parish. 55 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 27.6 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $83.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,702 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $617K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rapides Parish in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $51K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rapides Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Rapides Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $617K | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 907 | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,702 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 54−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 551
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13555 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $51K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents 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 Rapides 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 |
| 45Rapides Parish, LA | 17 | 135 | 27.6 | $617K | −2.9% | #2,131 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Rapides 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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Rapides Parish, LA?
Rapides Parish has 135 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 55 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $83.3M a year, or $1,702 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 135 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $617K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Rapides Parish has 27.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $617K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 95, against 135 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 17 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,131 of 2,210 scored counties.
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