Groceries and convenience · County · Louisiana
Grocery and convenience stores in Lafayette Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Lafayette Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,452 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 279
- 113 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +21.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $592.8M
- On groceries · $5,875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.7
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,949
- +6.5% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in Lafayette Parish
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lafayette Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 279 grocery and convenience stores in Lafayette Parish. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 27.7 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,875 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette Parish spend about $592.8M a year on groceries. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 92 businesses with payroll in Lafayette Parish classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Lafayette Parish grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lafayette Parish scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,452 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Lafayette Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores 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 | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.7 | 25.1 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,097 | 1,210 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.1% | +8.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,875 | $5,704 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,451 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 92+21.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,827
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 279113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 175The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,903
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 922
- Median household income
- $67,451+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Jobs located here
- 135,780
- Daytime population
- 279,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lafayette Parish?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Lafayette Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across Louisiana
Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Lafayette Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Tammany Parish, LA | 73 | 189 | 18.0 | $3.5M | +5.3% | #366 of 2,402 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 67 | 125 | 23.3 | $2.6M | +8.5% | #546 of 2,402 |
| 3Bossier Parish, LA | 65 | 86 | 16.9 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #591 of 2,402 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 64 | 103 | 21.6 | $3M | +6.4% | #645 of 2,402 |
| 5De Soto Parish, LA | 54 | 21 | 20.0 | $2.7M | +2.0% | #1,039 of 2,402 |
| 6East Feliciana Parish, LA | 52 | 10 | 15.6 | $3.8M | −2.8% | #1,102 of 2,402 |
| 7Beauregard Parish, LA | 52 | 34 | 24.7 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #1,141 of 2,402 |
| 8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 50 | 30 | 27.3 | $2.3M | +5.5% | #1,221 of 2,402 |
| 9Lafourche Parish, LA | 47 | 82 | 21.7 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #1,324 of 2,402 |
| 10Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 45 | 140 | 26.9 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #1,408 of 2,402 |
| 11Lafayette Parish, LA | 44 | 279 | 27.7 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #1,452 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Lafayette Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores44
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores47
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Lafayette Parish, LA?
There are 279 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lafayette Parish as of September 2026. 113 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette Parish, LA spend on groceries?
About $592.8M a year, or $5,875 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 279 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 100,903 households in Lafayette Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Lafayette Parish has 27.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Lafayette Parish would have about 175, against 279 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette Parish at 257,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 100,903 households. Median household income in Lafayette Parish is $67,451, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Lafayette Parish scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,452 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lafayette Parish. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Lafayette Parish
Screening a site or an acquisition in Lafayette Parish?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Lafayette Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.