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Gas stations in Rapides Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Rapides Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,267 of 2,358 scored counties
#50 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 94
- 65 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- −9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,560 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Rapides Parish scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,267 of 2,358 scored counties and #50 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $125.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,560 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 94 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 94 gas stations on map listings in Rapides Parish as of September 2026. 65 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Rapides Parish in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 538 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.5M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Rapides Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Rapides Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 538 | 807 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.0% | −7.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,560 | $2,600 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 91−9.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 633
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 50Rapides Parish, LA | 16 | 94 | 19.2 | $1.3M | −2.9% | #2,267 of 2,358 |
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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Rapides Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 gas stations in Rapides Parish. 65 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $125.3M a year, or $2,560 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. 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 gas stations?
Rapides Parish has 19.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 53, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 538 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
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 scores 16 for gas stations (low), #2,267 of 2,358 scored counties.
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