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Gas stations in Richland Parish, LA

How Richland Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,329 of 2,358 scored counties
#53 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
21
11 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,628 a household
Spending per listing
$906K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,582
−2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Richland Parish scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,329 of 2,358 scored counties and #53 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gas stations in Richland Parish. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 29.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Richland Parish comes to about $19M a year: $2,628 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $906K of household spending for each station on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Richland Parish was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 517 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Richland Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Richland 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.

Gas stations in Richland Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureRichland ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.015.910.9
Spending per listing$906K$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5178071,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,628$2,600$2,595
Median household income$53,544$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1113

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 gasoline stations in Richland 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 Richland Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
19,582−2.2% since 2020
Households
7,240
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$53,544+57.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,235
Median home value
$141,900
Jobs located here
6,229
Daytime population
18,135Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Richland Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Tammany Parish, LA6613112.5$2.3M+5.3%#530 of 2,358
2Livingston Parish, LA656411.9$2.5M+8.5%#560 of 2,358
3Ascension Parish, LA647816.4$1.9M+6.4%#607 of 2,358
4Bossier Parish, LA626312.4$2.2M+2.5%#668 of 2,358
5Grant Parish, LA6079.4$3.2M−0.3%#734 of 2,358
6Beauregard Parish, LA581510.9$2.7M+0.2%#823 of 2,358
7Jefferson Parish, LA501699.5$2.6M−1.9%#1,148 of 2,358
8Winn Parish, LA501020.9$1.2M+9.1%#1,188 of 2,358
9Vernon Parish, LA48179.3$3M−7.3%#1,246 of 2,358
10Orleans Parish, LA481237.9$2.5M−5.5%#1,251 of 2,358
53Richland Parish, LA112129.0$906K−2.2%#2,329 of 2,358

Other business types in Richland Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Richland Parish, LA?

Richland Parish has 21 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Richland Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $19M a year, or $2,628 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $906K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,240 households in Richland Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Richland Parish has 29.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $906K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Richland Parish would have about 8, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 517 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Richland Parish at 19,582 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,240 households. The median household income in Richland Parish is $53,544 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.4% 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. Richland Parish scores 11 for gas stations (low), #2,329 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Richland Parish

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