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Convenience stores in Lincoln Parish, LA

The convenience stores in Lincoln Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,879 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
20
12 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$96.1M
On groceries · $5,197 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,360
+0.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Lincoln Parish is 27 (lower middle), #1,879 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Lincoln Parish spend about $96.1M a year on groceries, or $5,197 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 20 convenience stores on map listings in Lincoln Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 60%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Lincoln Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Lincoln Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Lincoln Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.811.68.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$4.9M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9783,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,197$5,704$6,319
Median household income$39,172$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2712

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2012 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 convenience stores in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
48,360+0.1% since 2020
Households
18,487
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,113
Median home value
$210,100
Jobs located here
18,570
Daytime population
48,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Lincoln Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA78388.0$8.1M+6.4%#231 of 2,261
2St. Tammany Parish, LA76888.4$7.5M+5.3%#283 of 2,261
3Bossier Parish, LA63438.5$6.9M+2.5%#657 of 2,261
4Livingston Parish, LA636912.9$4.7M+8.5%#666 of 2,261
5West Baton Rouge Parish, LA571210.9$5.6M+5.5%#877 of 2,261
6Jefferson Parish, LA551206.8$8.6M−1.9%#921 of 2,261
7De Soto Parish, LA5187.6$7.1M+2.0%#1,077 of 2,261
8St. Bernard Parish, LA51148.6$6.5M+4.1%#1,081 of 2,261
9St. Charles Parish, LA492312.4$5M−3.7%#1,167 of 2,261
10Lafourche Parish, LA483910.3$5.6M−2.0%#1,199 of 2,261
31Lincoln Parish, LA272010.8$4.8M+0.1%#1,879 of 2,261

Other business types in Lincoln Parish

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Lincoln Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 convenience stores in Lincoln Parish. 12 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Lincoln Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lincoln Parish, LA spend on groceries?

About $96.1M a year, or $5,197 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Lincoln Parish has 10.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 12, against 20 on map listings.

How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 27 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,879 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Lincoln Parish

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