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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington Parish, LA
How Washington Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,410 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $941K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,937
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington Parish spend about $27.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,540 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $941K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,543 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington Parish.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington Parish declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington Parish scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,410 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Washington 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 26.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $941K | $660K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,543 | 918 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,540 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $45,380 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $343K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington 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 Washington Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,937−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,716
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 670 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,107
- Daytime population
- 37,595Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| 25Washington Parish, LA | 42 | 29 | 16.4 | $941K | −0.9% | #1,410 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washington Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington Parish. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.3M a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $941K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Washington Parish has 16.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $941K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,543 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Washington Parish scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,410 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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