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Gas stations in Union Parish, LA
How Union 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,980 of 2,358 scored counties
#26 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,717 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,561
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Union Parish scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,980 of 2,358 scored counties and #26 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Union Parish. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Union Parish comes to about $23.1M a year: $2,717 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Union Parish in 2023. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union Parish declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Union 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 | Union Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 532 | 807 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,717 | $2,600 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $42,885 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Union 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 Union Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,561−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,508
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $42,885−2.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,327
- Median home value
- $112,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,997
- Daytime population
- 17,220Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Union Parish?
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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 |
| 26Union Parish, LA | 29 | 12 | 14.1 | $1.9M | −2.5% | #1,980 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Union 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 Union Parish, LA?
Union Parish has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Union Parish, LA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $23.1M a year, or $2,717 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,508 households in Union Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Union Parish has 14.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Union Parish would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Union Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Union Parish at 20,561 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,508 households. The median household income in Union Parish is $42,885 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 2.8% 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. Union Parish scores 29 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,980 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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