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Clothing and shoe stores in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #378 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
334
157 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
149
−15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$266.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,696 a household
Spending per listing
$798K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.3
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
383,474
−2.3% 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, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #378 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 334 clothing and shoe stores in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. 157 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 21.3 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,696 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area spend about $266.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $798K per store, 37% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 149 businesses with payroll in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,054 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Shreveport-Bossier City metro 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureShreveport-Bossier City metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.320.616.2
Spending per listing$798K$855K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0541,0571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,696$1,761$2,055
Median household income$55,925$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score129

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
149−15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,668
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
452Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
334157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
210The 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 Shreveport-Bossier City metro 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 Shreveport-Bossier City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
383,474−2.3% since 2020
Households
157,101
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,596 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$55,925+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,202
Median home value
$191,600
Jobs located here
164,574
Daytime population
392,944Residents 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 metro areas in Louisiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA586011.5$1.5M+5.8%#148 of 387
2Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA4222321.2$943K+5.3%#257 of 387
3Lafayette, LA2634020.7$850K+3.8%#336 of 387
4Baton Rouge, LA2675022.6$829K+2.1%#337 of 387
5Lake Charles, LA2416618.0$1M−3.8%#345 of 387
6Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA2213516.9$1M−3.5%#351 of 387
7Alexandria, LA1411720.7$822K−2.5%#375 of 387
8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA1233421.3$798K−2.3%#378 of 387
9New Orleans-Metairie, LA111,00325.2$717K−3.4%#381 of 387
10Monroe, LA721224.4$677K−1.9%#387 of 387

Other business types in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area?

The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 334 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 157 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Another 452 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $266.4M a year, or $1,696 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 334 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $798K 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 157,101 households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 21.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $798K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area would have about 210, against 334 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,054 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area at 383,474 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 157,101 households. The median household income in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area is $55,925 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area scores 12 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #378 of 387 scored metro areas.

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