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Gas stations in Ascension Parish, LA
The gas stations in Ascension Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 78
- 62 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,092 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,105
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 gas stations in Ascension Parish. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 79%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Ascension Parish comes to about $147.4M a year: $3,092 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ascension Parish in 2023, down 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 973 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $305K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ascension Parish.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ascension Parish grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Ascension Parish has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #607 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Ascension Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 973 | 807 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.0% | −7.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,092 | $2,600 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $91,549 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 49−14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 432
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7862 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $305K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,105+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,656
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $91,549+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,485
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 51,055
- Daytime population
- 119,780Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Ascension 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Ascension Parish, LA?
There are 78 gas stations on map listings in Ascension Parish as of September 2026. 62 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ascension Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $147.4M a year, or $3,092 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,656 households in Ascension Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ascension Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ascension Parish has 16.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ascension Parish would have about 62, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 973 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ascension Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ascension Parish at 135,105 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,656 households. The median household income in Ascension Parish is $91,549 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.7% 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. Ascension Parish scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #607 of 2,358 scored counties.
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