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Gas stations in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
The gas stations in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 131
- 99 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- −0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $307.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area comes to about $307.1M a year: $2,923 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 131 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 99 are chain locations, or 76%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is 56 (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 982 | 807 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.9% | −7.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,923 | $2,600 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107−0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 779
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13199 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area, 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 gas stations in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 99 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $307.1M a year, or $2,923 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 12.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 129, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 56 for gas stations (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas.
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