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Clothing and shoe stores in Avoyelles Parish, LA
The clothing and shoe stores in Avoyelles Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,561 of 2,087 scored counties
#25 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,493 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,941
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing and shoe stores in Avoyelles Parish. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Avoyelles Parish comes to about $21.6M a year: $1,493 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Avoyelles Parish in 2023. That is one for every 2,888 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Avoyelles Parish declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Avoyelles Parish has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,561 of 2,087 scored counties and #25 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Avoyelles 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 and shoe stores 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 | Avoyelles Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 20.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $855K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,888 | 1,057 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,493 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $39,325 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 9 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $200K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,941−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 14,441
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 831 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $39,325+2.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,189
- Median home value
- $122,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,710
- Daytime population
- 35,366Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Avoyelles Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles Parish, LA | 70 | 12 | 6.4 | $3.1M | −3.7% | #362 of 2,087 |
| 2Vermilion Parish, LA | 65 | 13 | 6.0 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #513 of 2,087 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 64 | 66 | 12.3 | $1.5M | +8.5% | #552 of 2,087 |
| 4East Feliciana Parish, LA | 58 | 5 | 7.8 | $2.4M | −2.8% | #733 of 2,087 |
| 5Vernon Parish, LA | 56 | 14 | 7.7 | $2.1M | −7.3% | #808 of 2,087 |
| 6St. Martin Parish, LA | 55 | 12 | 6.1 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #842 of 2,087 |
| 7Evangeline Parish, LA | 51 | 6 | 4.8 | $3.2M | −1.0% | #998 of 2,087 |
| 8Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 51 | 60 | 11.5 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #1,014 of 2,087 |
| 9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 50 | 7 | 8.4 | $2.1M | −5.6% | #1,033 of 2,087 |
| 10De Soto Parish, LA | 50 | 10 | 9.5 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #1,036 of 2,087 |
| 25Avoyelles Parish, LA | 35 | 17 | 11.8 | $1.3M | −4.3% | #1,561 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Avoyelles 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Avoyelles Parish, LA?
There are 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Avoyelles Parish as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Avoyelles Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $21.6M a year, or $1,493 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,441 households in Avoyelles Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Avoyelles Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Avoyelles Parish has 11.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,888 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Avoyelles Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Avoyelles Parish at 37,941 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,441 households. The median household income in Avoyelles Parish is $39,325 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 2.0% 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. Avoyelles Parish scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,561 of 2,087 scored counties.
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