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Clothing and shoe stores in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
How East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,911 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 515
- 216 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 236
- −11.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $325.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $632K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.0
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 456,180
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
East Baton Rouge Parish scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,911 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $325.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,836 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 515 clothing and shoe stores, that is $632K per store, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
East Baton Rouge Parish has 515 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 216 are chain locations, or 42%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 29.0 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in East Baton Rouge Parish was 236 in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 751 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $427K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population estimates show East Baton Rouge Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How East Baton Rouge 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 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.0 | 20.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $632K | $855K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 751 | 1,057 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.6% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,836 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,071 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 9 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 267 → 236−11.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 567Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 515216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $427K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 456,180+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 177,295
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 994
- Median household income
- $63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,663
- Median home value
- $248,800
- Jobs located here
- 276,235
- Daytime population
- 543,191Residents 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 East Baton Rouge 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 |
| 39East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 22 | 515 | 29.0 | $632K | +0.1% | #1,911 of 2,087 |
Other business types in East Baton Rouge 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners20
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 515 clothing and shoe stores in East Baton Rouge Parish. 216 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. Official counts list 567 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $325.5M a year, or $1,836 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 515 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $632K per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
East Baton Rouge Parish has 29.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $632K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 256, against 515 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 751 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,911 of 2,087 scored counties.
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