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Convenience stores in Orleans Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Orleans Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,394 of 2,261 scored counties
#15 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
113
32 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
62
+14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$882.5M
On groceries · $5,663 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
362,154
−5.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 convenience stores in Orleans Parish. 32 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,663 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans Parish spend about $882.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 113 convenience stores, that is $7.8M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Orleans Parish was 62 in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,513 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Orleans Parish declined 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Orleans Parish is 42 (lower middle), #1,394 of 2,261 scored counties and #15 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Orleans 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 Orleans Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.311.68.0
Spending per listing$7.8M$4.9M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,5132,9783,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.8%+25.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,663$5,704$6,319
Median household income$56,631$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4212

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 62+14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
180
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11332 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
362,154−5.5% since 2020
Households
155,821
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
170 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,193
Median household income
$56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,726
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
192,799
Daytime population
412,758Residents 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 Orleans 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
15Orleans Parish, LA421137.3$7.8M−5.5%#1,394 of 2,261

Other business types in Orleans Parish

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Orleans Parish, LA?

There are 113 convenience stores on map listings in Orleans Parish as of September 2026. 32 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019.

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

About $882.5M a year, or $5,663 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans Parish has 7.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 112, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,513 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 42 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,394 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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