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Clothing and shoe stores in Vernon Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #808 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
14
7 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,633 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,091
−7.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing and shoe stores in Vernon Parish. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Vernon Parish comes to about $29.9M a year: $1,633 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 68% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Vernon Parish classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,100 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Vernon Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −7.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Vernon Parish is 56 (upper middle), #808 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Vernon 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 Vernon Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureVernon ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.720.616.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$855K$1.3M
Households per official establishment6,1001,0571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,633$1,761$2,055
Median household income$57,270$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score569

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$503K
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
147 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Vernon 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 Vernon Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
45,091−7.3% since 2020
Households
18,300
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$57,270+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,627
Median home value
$156,000
Jobs located here
11,403
Daytime population
43,022Residents 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 Vernon 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

Other business types in Vernon Parish

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

Questions

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

Vernon Parish has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.9M a year, or $1,633 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 18,300 households in Vernon Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vernon Parish has 7.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Vernon Parish would have about 24, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,100 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Vernon Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Vernon Parish at 45,091 people in 2025, down 7.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,300 households. The median household income in Vernon Parish is $57,270 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Vernon Parish scores 56 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #808 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Vernon Parish

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