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Clothing and shoe stores in the New Iberia, LA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the New Iberia, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #440 of 536 scored small-town markets
#5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana

Listings
41
11 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
18
−21.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,640 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,846
−4.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The New Iberia area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #440 of 536 scored small-town markets and #5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the New Iberia area comes to about $44M a year: $1,640 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

The New Iberia area has 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the New Iberia area was 18 in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the New Iberia area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the New Iberia area 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in New Iberia, LA area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureNew Iberia areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.320.616.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$855K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4901,0571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−21.7%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,640$1,761$2,055
Median household income$56,961$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score309

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18−21.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
58Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 the New Iberia area, 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 the New Iberia area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,846−4.6% since 2020
Households
26,816
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$56,961
Average household income
$77,542
Median home value
$164,500
Jobs located here
23,687
Daytime population
65,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the New Iberia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Louisiana

Small-town markets in Louisiana ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA582216.0$1.1M+0.2%#207 of 536
2Bogalusa, LA422514.1$1.1M−0.9%#336 of 536
3Morgan City, LA372312.5$1.3M−5.3%#383 of 536
4Opelousas, LA354413.7$1.1M−1.9%#401 of 536
5New Iberia, LA304115.3$1.1M−4.6%#440 of 536
6Natchitoches, LA242114.5$1.1M−3.5%#479 of 536
Natchez, MS-LA204421.2$719K−0.9%#506 of 536
7Ruston, LA155529.8$527K+0.1%#521 of 536
8Minden, LA143121.6$692K−5.2%#522 of 536

Other business types in the New Iberia area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the New Iberia, LA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 clothing and shoe stores in the New Iberia area. 11 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the New Iberia, LA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $44M a year, or $1,640 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 26,816 households in the New Iberia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the New Iberia, LA area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The New Iberia area has 15.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the New Iberia area would have about 35, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the New Iberia, LA area growing?

Population estimates put the New Iberia area at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. Median household income in the New Iberia area is $56,961, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The New Iberia area scores 30 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #440 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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