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Gas stations in Louisiana

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,867; 2,028 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments: 2,237; −7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year: $4.7B; On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households: 15.9; 46% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.6M; 31% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #50 of 51; Market score 13 · Low

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

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What this means

Louisiana has 2,867 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 2,028 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Louisiana comes to about $4.7B a year: $2,600 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 2,867 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 2,237 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Louisiana in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 807 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $23M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #50 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 13 (low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest (56). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (67).

Every market in Louisiana for gas stations

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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 gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	56	131	12.5	$2.3M	+5.3%	#161 of 387
2Hammond, LA	32	83	16.0	$1.7M	+5.8%	#317 of 387
3Baton Rouge, LA	31	495	14.9	$1.8M	+2.1%	#321 of 387
4New Orleans-Metairie, LA	28	422	10.6	$2.2M	−3.4%	#332 of 387
5Lafayette, LA	25	289	17.6	$1.5M	+3.8%	#346 of 387
6Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23	234	14.9	$1.7M	−2.3%	#351 of 387
7Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	15	134	16.8	$1.6M	−3.5%	#376 of 387
8Monroe, LA	10	159	18.3	$1.4M	−1.9%	#385 of 387
9Lake Charles, LA	10	282	30.6	$899K	−3.8%	#386 of 387
10Alexandria, LA	9	101	17.9	$1.5M	−2.5%	#387 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	67	15	10.9	$2.7M	+0.2%	#96 of 536
2New Iberia, LA	41	38	14.2	$1.9M	−4.6%	#366 of 536
3Ruston, LA	35	39	21.1	$1.3M	+0.1%	#426 of 536
4Bogalusa, LA	31	28	15.8	$1.6M	−0.9%	#450 of 536
5Morgan City, LA	21	34	18.4	$1.4M	−5.3%	#494 of 536
Natchez, MS-LA	21	41	19.8	$1.3M	−0.9%	#496 of 536
6Natchitoches, LA	21	32	22.1	$1.2M	−3.5%	#497 of 536
7Opelousas, LA	20	79	24.5	$1M	−1.9%	#502 of 536
8Minden, LA	6	45	31.4	$820K	−5.2%	#534 of 536

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1St. Tammany Parish, LA	66	131	12.5	$2.3M	+5.3%	#530 of 2,358
2Livingston Parish, LA	65	64	11.9	$2.5M	+8.5%	#560 of 2,358
3Ascension Parish, LA	64	78	16.4	$1.9M	+6.4%	#607 of 2,358
4Bossier Parish, LA	62	63	12.4	$2.2M	+2.5%	#668 of 2,358
5Grant Parish, LA	60	7	9.4	$3.2M	−0.3%	#734 of 2,358
6Beauregard Parish, LA	58	15	10.9	$2.7M	+0.2%	#823 of 2,358
7Jefferson Parish, LA	50	169	9.5	$2.6M	−1.9%	#1,148 of 2,358
8Winn Parish, LA	50	10	20.9	$1.2M	+9.1%	#1,188 of 2,358
9Vernon Parish, LA	48	17	9.3	$3M	−7.3%	#1,246 of 2,358
10Orleans Parish, LA	48	123	7.9	$2.5M	−5.5%	#1,251 of 2,358
11Plaquemines Parish, LA	47	9	11.0	$2.7M	−5.3%	#1,299 of 2,358
12Lafayette Parish, LA	46	168	16.6	$1.6M	+6.5%	#1,373 of 2,358
13East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	44	239	13.5	$1.9M	+0.1%	#1,430 of 2,358
14Tangipahoa Parish, LA	43	83	16.0	$1.7M	+5.8%	#1,476 of 2,358
15Sabine Parish, LA	43	16	18.2	$1.6M	−1.2%	#1,481 of 2,358
16St. Bernard Parish, LA	41	24	14.8	$1.7M	+4.1%	#1,549 of 2,358
17Vermilion Parish, LA	40	36	16.5	$1.6M	+1.3%	#1,594 of 2,358
18Iberia Parish, LA	36	38	14.2	$1.9M	−4.6%	#1,740 of 2,358
19Lafourche Parish, LA	36	59	15.6	$1.7M	−2.0%	#1,744 of 2,358
20West Feliciana Parish, LA	36	9	22.4	$1.3M	−0.7%	#1,760 of 2,358
21De Soto Parish, LA	33	27	25.7	$1.1M	+2.0%	#1,873 of 2,358
22Caddo Parish, LA	31	144	15.0	$1.6M	−5.4%	#1,914 of 2,358
23Lincoln Parish, LA	31	39	21.1	$1.3M	+0.1%	#1,928 of 2,358
24Morehouse Parish, LA	30	13	13.3	$1.9M	−6.9%	#1,947 of 2,358
25LaSalle Parish, LA	30	15	29.7	$1M	+2.2%	#1,975 of 2,358

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Union Parish, LA	29	12	14.1	$1.9M	−2.5%	#1,980 of 2,358
27Assumption Parish, LA	29	15	17.0	$1.5M	−5.9%	#1,989 of 2,358
28Jackson Parish, LA	29	11	19.7	$1.3M	+5.6%	#1,994 of 2,358
29East Feliciana Parish, LA	29	19	29.7	$1M	−2.8%	#2,003 of 2,358
30Evangeline Parish, LA	28	22	17.5	$1.4M	−1.0%	#2,020 of 2,358
31St. Charles Parish, LA	28	43	23.1	$1.3M	−3.7%	#2,026 of 2,358
32Washington Parish, LA	27	28	15.8	$1.6M	−0.9%	#2,044 of 2,358
33St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	27	31	20.5	$1.4M	−5.9%	#2,049 of 2,358
34Ouachita Parish, LA	26	113	18.4	$1.4M	−1.0%	#2,077 of 2,358
35Claiborne Parish, LA	26	9	17.5	$1.3M	−5.3%	#2,088 of 2,358
36Allen Parish, LA	25	14	17.8	$1.5M	0.0%	#2,109 of 2,358
37Iberville Parish, LA	24	16	14.2	$1.8M	−1.6%	#2,129 of 2,358
38St. Martin Parish, LA	24	43	22.0	$1.3M	−1.0%	#2,139 of 2,358
39Terrebonne Parish, LA	23	75	17.8	$1.5M	−4.8%	#2,159 of 2,358
40West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	23	30	27.3	$970K	+5.5%	#2,171 of 2,358
41Acadia Parish, LA	22	42	19.0	$1.3M	−0.8%	#2,180 of 2,358
42Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	22	32	26.5	$1.1M	−2.4%	#2,188 of 2,358
43St. James Parish, LA	21	23	30.5	$1M	−5.9%	#2,206 of 2,358
44Natchitoches Parish, LA	20	32	22.1	$1.2M	−3.5%	#2,210 of 2,358
45St. Mary Parish, LA	19	34	18.4	$1.4M	−5.3%	#2,223 of 2,358
46St. Landry Parish, LA	19	79	24.5	$1M	−1.9%	#2,233 of 2,358
47Franklin Parish, LA	17	13	17.3	$1.5M	−3.6%	#2,254 of 2,358
48Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	17	16	19.2	$1.4M	−5.6%	#2,256 of 2,358
49St. Helena Parish, LA	17	9	21.6	$1.2M	−1.2%	#2,257 of 2,358
50Rapides Parish, LA	16	94	19.2	$1.3M	−2.9%	#2,267 of 2,358
51Avoyelles Parish, LA	14	27	18.7	$1.4M	−4.3%	#2,290 of 2,358
52Bienville Parish, LA	13	13	23.4	$1.1M	−5.0%	#2,306 of 2,358
53Richland Parish, LA	11	21	29.0	$906K	−2.2%	#2,329 of 2,358
54Calcasieu Parish, LA	11	240	30.8	$885K	−3.7%	#2,331 of 2,358
55Concordia Parish, LA	9	14	20.7	$1.2M	−4.0%	#2,340 of 2,358
56Webster Parish, LA	6	45	31.4	$820K	−5.2%	#2,351 of 2,358
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	15	49.1	$473K	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	10	26.9	$1M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	5	13.0	$2.2M	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	5	15.6	$1.8M	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	9	29.0	$977K	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	1	3.8	$6.7M	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	10	49.6	$598K	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	1	6.3	$4M	−9.9%

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Louisiana?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,867 gas stations in Louisiana. 2,028 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 2,237 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 123 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $4.7B a year, or $2,600 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,867 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. 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 gas stations?

Louisiana has 15.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Louisiana would have about 1,968, against 2,867 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for gas stations?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 56 scored counties in Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). 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 13 for gas stations (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 gas stations 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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