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Clothing and shoe stores in Ouachita Parish, LA

The clothing and shoe stores in Ouachita Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,042 of 2,087 scored counties
#46 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
181
76 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
79
−16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$104M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,691 a household
Spending per listing
$575K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.4
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
158,542
−1.0% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Ouachita Parish has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #2,042 of 2,087 scored counties and #46 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Ouachita Parish spend about $104M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,691 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $575K per store, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Ouachita Parish has 181 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 42%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ouachita Parish was 79 in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 778 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ouachita Parish declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ouachita 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Ouachita Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureOuachita ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.420.616.2
Spending per listing$575K$855K$1.3M
Households per official establishment7781,0571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.0%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,691$1,761$2,055
Median household income$54,688$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 79−16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
722
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
223Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18176 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
158,542−1.0% since 2020
Households
61,489
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
610 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,881
Median home value
$194,400
Jobs located here
68,646
Daytime population
165,193Residents 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 counties in Louisiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Ouachita Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles Parish, LA70126.4$3.1M−3.7%#362 of 2,087
2Vermilion Parish, LA65136.0$2.8M+1.3%#513 of 2,087
3Livingston Parish, LA646612.3$1.5M+8.5%#552 of 2,087
4East Feliciana Parish, LA5857.8$2.4M−2.8%#733 of 2,087
5Vernon Parish, LA56147.7$2.1M−7.3%#808 of 2,087
6St. Martin Parish, LA55126.1$2.7M−1.0%#842 of 2,087
7Evangeline Parish, LA5164.8$3.2M−1.0%#998 of 2,087
8Tangipahoa Parish, LA516011.5$1.5M+5.8%#1,014 of 2,087
9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA5078.4$2.1M−5.6%#1,033 of 2,087
10De Soto Parish, LA50109.5$1.7M+2.0%#1,036 of 2,087
46Ouachita Parish, LA1418129.4$575K−1.0%#2,042 of 2,087

Other business types in Ouachita Parish

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ouachita Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 181 clothing and shoe stores in Ouachita Parish. 76 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 223 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $104M a year, or $1,691 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 181 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $575K 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 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Ouachita Parish has 29.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $575K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 82, against 181 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 778 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 14 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,042 of 2,087 scored counties.

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