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Gas stations in St. Martin Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in St. Martin Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,139 of 2,358 scored counties
#38 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
43
28 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
33
−15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,801 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.0
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,106
−1.0% 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

For gas stations, St. Martin Parish has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,139 of 2,358 scored counties and #38 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,801 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in St. Martin Parish spend about $54.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 43 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

St. Martin Parish has 43 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in St. Martin Parish was 33 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 593 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Martin Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Martin 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 St. Martin Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Martin ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.015.910.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5938071,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.4%−7.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,801$2,600$2,595
Median household income$55,960$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2413

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 33−15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
339
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 St. Martin 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 St. Martin Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
51,106−1.0% since 2020
Households
19,579
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$55,960+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,449
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
13,916
Daytime population
42,150Residents 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 St. Martin 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
38St. Martin Parish, LA244322.0$1.3M−1.0%#2,139 of 2,358

Other business types in St. Martin Parish

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in St. Martin Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 gas stations in St. Martin Parish. 28 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Martin Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $54.8M a year, or $2,801 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,579 households in St. Martin Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Martin Parish has 22.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, St. Martin Parish would have about 23, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 593 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Martin Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Martin Parish at 51,106 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,579 households. Median household income in St. Martin Parish is $55,960, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. St. Martin Parish scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,139 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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