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Clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,502 of 2,087 scored counties
#24 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,937
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Washington Parish comes to about $27.3M a year: $1,540 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 14% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,543 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish.
Population estimates show Washington Parish declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Washington Parish is 37 (lower middle), #1,502 of 2,087 scored counties and #24 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Washington 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 20.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $855K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,543 | 1,057 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,540 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $45,380 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 9 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $343K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington 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 Washington Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,937−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,716
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 670 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,107
- Daytime population
- 37,595Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| 24Washington Parish, LA | 37 | 25 | 14.1 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #1,502 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Washington Parish, LA?
There are 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.3M a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Washington Parish has 14.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 22, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,543 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,502 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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