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Convenience stores in Louisiana

Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,100; 900 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments: 606; +25.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $10.3B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 11.6; 45% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $4.9M; 38% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #50 of 51; Market score 12 · Low

A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 2,100 convenience stores in Louisiana. Of those, 900 are chain locations, or 43%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Louisiana comes to about $10.3B a year: $5,704 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,100 convenience stores, that is $4.9M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 606 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Louisiana in 2023, up 25.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,978 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #50 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 12 (low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest (63). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (49).

Every market in Louisiana for convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	63	88	8.4	$7.5M	+5.3%	#109 of 387
2New Orleans-Metairie, LA	33	303	7.6	$7.6M	−3.4%	#303 of 387
3Hammond, LA	31	77	14.8	$3.8M	+5.8%	#315 of 387
4Baton Rouge, LA	27	394	11.8	$5M	+2.1%	#334 of 387
5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	26	83	10.4	$5.5M	−3.5%	#339 of 387
6Lafayette, LA	26	210	12.8	$4.5M	+3.8%	#341 of 387
7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	20	157	10.0	$5.6M	−2.3%	#365 of 387
8Lake Charles, LA	14	135	14.7	$4M	−3.8%	#378 of 387
9Monroe, LA	9	119	13.7	$4M	−1.9%	#384 of 387
10Alexandria, LA	9	84	14.9	$3.8M	−2.5%	#385 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	49	20	14.5	$4M	+0.2%	#298 of 529
2New Iberia, LA	40	32	11.9	$4.6M	−4.6%	#375 of 529
3Ruston, LA	30	20	10.8	$4.8M	+0.1%	#436 of 529
4Bogalusa, LA	28	19	10.7	$4.8M	−0.9%	#452 of 529
Natchez, MS-LA	28	42	20.3	$2.5M	−0.9%	#456 of 529
5Natchitoches, LA	26	25	17.2	$3.1M	−3.5%	#463 of 529
6Opelousas, LA	16	49	15.2	$3.4M	−1.9%	#500 of 529
7Morgan City, LA	14	27	14.6	$3.7M	−5.3%	#509 of 529
8Minden, LA	10	25	17.4	$2.9M	−5.2%	#521 of 529

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA	78	38	8.0	$8.1M	+6.4%	#231 of 2,261
2St. Tammany Parish, LA	76	88	8.4	$7.5M	+5.3%	#283 of 2,261
3Bossier Parish, LA	63	43	8.5	$6.9M	+2.5%	#657 of 2,261
4Livingston Parish, LA	63	69	12.9	$4.7M	+8.5%	#666 of 2,261
5West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	57	12	10.9	$5.6M	+5.5%	#877 of 2,261
6Jefferson Parish, LA	55	120	6.8	$8.6M	−1.9%	#921 of 2,261
7De Soto Parish, LA	51	8	7.6	$7.1M	+2.0%	#1,077 of 2,261
8St. Bernard Parish, LA	51	14	8.6	$6.5M	+4.1%	#1,081 of 2,261
9St. Charles Parish, LA	49	23	12.4	$5M	−3.7%	#1,167 of 2,261
10Lafourche Parish, LA	48	39	10.3	$5.6M	−2.0%	#1,199 of 2,261
11Lafayette Parish, LA	47	135	13.4	$4.4M	+6.5%	#1,248 of 2,261
12Tangipahoa Parish, LA	45	77	14.8	$3.8M	+5.8%	#1,316 of 2,261
13Beauregard Parish, LA	44	20	14.5	$4M	+0.2%	#1,348 of 2,261
14Vermilion Parish, LA	43	23	10.6	$5.2M	+1.3%	#1,370 of 2,261
15Orleans Parish, LA	42	113	7.3	$7.8M	−5.5%	#1,394 of 2,261
16Terrebonne Parish, LA	42	44	10.4	$5.5M	−4.8%	#1,403 of 2,261
17Plaquemines Parish, LA	39	9	11.0	$5.7M	−5.3%	#1,513 of 2,261
18St. James Parish, LA	39	8	10.6	$5.6M	−5.9%	#1,514 of 2,261
19St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	38	16	10.6	$5.4M	−5.9%	#1,547 of 2,261
20Iberia Parish, LA	38	32	11.9	$4.6M	−4.6%	#1,554 of 2,261
21East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	35	220	12.4	$4.7M	+0.1%	#1,645 of 2,261
22Calcasieu Parish, LA	32	101	13.0	$4.5M	−3.7%	#1,744 of 2,261
23Ouachita Parish, LA	31	78	12.7	$4.4M	−1.0%	#1,776 of 2,261
24Winn Parish, LA	31	9	18.8	$2.8M	+9.1%	#1,786 of 2,261
25St. Martin Parish, LA	30	28	14.3	$3.9M	−1.0%	#1,803 of 2,261

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Caddo Parish, LA	29	106	11.1	$4.9M	−5.4%	#1,818 of 2,261
27Vernon Parish, LA	28	29	15.8	$3.5M	−7.3%	#1,861 of 2,261
28Jackson Parish, LA	28	9	16.1	$3.2M	+5.6%	#1,863 of 2,261
29Washington Parish, LA	27	19	10.7	$4.8M	−0.9%	#1,877 of 2,261
30Acadia Parish, LA	27	24	10.9	$4.8M	−0.8%	#1,878 of 2,261
31Lincoln Parish, LA	27	20	10.8	$4.8M	+0.1%	#1,879 of 2,261
32LaSalle Parish, LA	26	20	39.6	$1.4M	+2.2%	#1,923 of 2,261
33Grant Parish, LA	25	13	17.5	$3.3M	−0.3%	#1,936 of 2,261
34Natchitoches Parish, LA	25	25	17.2	$3.1M	−3.5%	#1,938 of 2,261
35Rapides Parish, LA	24	71	14.5	$3.8M	−2.9%	#1,949 of 2,261
36Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	22	25	20.7	$2.7M	−2.4%	#2,000 of 2,261
37Iberville Parish, LA	20	16	14.2	$3.9M	−1.6%	#2,027 of 2,261
38Assumption Parish, LA	16	13	14.7	$3.7M	−5.9%	#2,099 of 2,261
39St. Landry Parish, LA	16	49	15.2	$3.4M	−1.9%	#2,104 of 2,261
40Morehouse Parish, LA	15	14	14.3	$3.6M	−6.9%	#2,120 of 2,261
41Evangeline Parish, LA	15	20	15.9	$3.2M	−1.0%	#2,123 of 2,261
42St. Mary Parish, LA	14	27	14.6	$3.7M	−5.3%	#2,133 of 2,261
43Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	14	17	20.4	$2.8M	−5.6%	#2,139 of 2,261
44Claiborne Parish, LA	13	6	11.6	$4.1M	−5.3%	#2,146 of 2,261
45Union Parish, LA	13	12	14.1	$3.7M	−2.5%	#2,150 of 2,261
46Franklin Parish, LA	13	12	15.9	$3.3M	−3.6%	#2,154 of 2,261
47Richland Parish, LA	13	15	20.7	$2.6M	−2.2%	#2,160 of 2,261
48Allen Parish, LA	13	18	22.9	$2.3M	0.0%	#2,163 of 2,261
49Avoyelles Parish, LA	11	24	16.6	$3.1M	−4.3%	#2,179 of 2,261
50Webster Parish, LA	11	25	17.4	$2.9M	−5.2%	#2,182 of 2,261
51Sabine Parish, LA	11	18	20.5	$2.6M	−1.2%	#2,183 of 2,261
52Concordia Parish, LA	9	17	25.1	$2M	−4.0%	#2,210 of 2,261
53Bienville Parish, LA	2	14	25.2	$1.9M	−5.0%	#2,260 of 2,261
East Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	3	4.7	$12.7M	−2.8%
West Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	3	7.5	$8.2M	−0.7%
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	3	7.2	$7.1M	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	8	26.2	$1.9M	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	5	13.5	$4M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	4	10.4	$5.2M	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	8	25.0	$2.1M	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	6	19.4	$2.7M	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	2	7.6	$6.4M	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	9	44.6	$1.4M	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	4	25.3	$1.9M	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 2,100 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 900 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 606 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 25.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on groceries?

About $10.3B a year, or $5,704 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,100 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Louisiana has 11.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Louisiana would have about 1,307, against 2,100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,978 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for convenience stores?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Among 53 scored counties in Louisiana, Ascension Parish scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 12 for convenience stores (low), #50 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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