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Convenience stores in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #877 of 2,261 scored counties
#5 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
12
8 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$67.5M
On groceries · $6,152 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,756
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 convenience stores in West Baton Rouge Parish. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $67.5M a year on groceries, or $6,152 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 convenience stores, that is $5.6M per store, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in West Baton Rouge Parish classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,744 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). West Baton Rouge Parish scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #877 of 2,261 scored counties and #5 of 53 scored counties in Louisiana.

How West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWest Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.911.68.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.9M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,7442,9783,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,152$5,704$6,319
Median household income$87,299$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5712

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$157K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
128 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
28,756+5.5% since 2020
Households
10,974
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
192 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,837
Median home value
$229,900
Jobs located here
14,037
Daytime population
29,192Residents 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 West Baton Rouge 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

Other business types in West Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

West Baton Rouge Parish has 12 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on groceries?

About $67.5M a year, or $6,152 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

West Baton Rouge Parish has 10.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,744 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 57 for convenience stores (upper middle), #877 of 2,261 scored counties.

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