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Gas stations in Orleans Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Orleans Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,251 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 123
- 70 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 110
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $303.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 362,154
- −5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,950 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans Parish spend about $303.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 123 gas stations, that is $2.5M per station, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 123 gas stations on map listings in Orleans Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Orleans Parish in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,417 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Orleans Parish.
Population estimates show Orleans Parish declined 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Orleans Parish is 48 (lower middle), #1,251 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 56 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 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 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,417 | 807 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | −7.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,950 | $2,600 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107 → 110+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 586
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12370 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations 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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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 Orleans 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 Orleans Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 gas stations in Orleans Parish. 70 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Orleans Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $303.8M a year, or $1,950 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. 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 gas stations?
Orleans Parish has 7.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 127, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,417 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% 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 48 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,251 of 2,358 scored counties.
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