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Dry cleaners in Rapides Parish, LA
The dry cleaners in Rapides Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $83.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.8M
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $83.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,702 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $27.8M per shop, 77% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in Rapides Parish as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Rapides Parish, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Rapides Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Rapides Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Rapides 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 dry cleaners 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $27.8M | $13.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,083 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,702 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 19 |
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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 41 | 6 | 1.2 | $14.6M | +5.8% | #344 of 507 |
| 2Calcasieu Parish, LA | 40 | 10 | 1.3 | $14.3M | −3.7% | #350 of 507 |
| 3St. Tammany Parish, LA | 36 | 19 | 1.8 | $11.1M | +5.3% | #389 of 507 |
| 4Orleans Parish, LA | 32 | 19 | 1.2 | $14.6M | −5.5% | #418 of 507 |
| 5Lafayette Parish, LA | 26 | 22 | 2.2 | $8.4M | +6.5% | #463 of 507 |
| 6Ouachita Parish, LA | 21 | 8 | 1.3 | $13M | −1.0% | #478 of 507 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 20 | 31 | 1.7 | $10.5M | +0.1% | #481 of 507 |
| 8Caddo Parish, LA | 17 | 16 | 1.7 | $9.8M | −5.4% | #486 of 507 |
| 9Jefferson Parish, LA | 15 | 38 | 2.1 | $8.4M | −1.9% | #492 of 507 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $27.8M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Rapides 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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Rapides Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Rapides Parish. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Rapides Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $83.3M a year, or $1,702 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $27.8M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Rapides Parish has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $27.8M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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