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Grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,050 of 2,402 scored counties
#34 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
26
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44M
On groceries · $5,173 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.6
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,561
−2.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish is 27 (lower middle), #2,050 of 2,402 scored counties and #34 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,173 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Union Parish spend about $44M a year on groceries. Spread across 26 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.7M per store, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Union Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.6, 64% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,127 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Union Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −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 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureUnion ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.625.118.7
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,1271,2101,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,173$5,704$6,319
Median household income$42,885$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2712

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
265 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 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

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Grocery and convenience stores across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Union Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Tammany Parish, LA7318918.0$3.5M+5.3%#366 of 2,402
2Livingston Parish, LA6712523.3$2.6M+8.5%#546 of 2,402
3Bossier Parish, LA658616.9$3.5M+2.5%#591 of 2,402
4Ascension Parish, LA6410321.6$3M+6.4%#645 of 2,402
5De Soto Parish, LA542120.0$2.7M+2.0%#1,039 of 2,402
6East Feliciana Parish, LA521015.6$3.8M−2.8%#1,102 of 2,402
7Beauregard Parish, LA523424.7$2.4M+0.2%#1,141 of 2,402
8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA503027.3$2.3M+5.5%#1,221 of 2,402
9Lafourche Parish, LA478221.7$2.6M−2.0%#1,324 of 2,402
10Tangipahoa Parish, LA4514026.9$2.1M+5.8%#1,408 of 2,402
34Union Parish, LA272630.6$1.7M−2.5%#2,050 of 2,402

Other business types in Union Parish

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Union Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 grocery and convenience stores in Union Parish. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Union Parish, LA spend on groceries?

About $44M a year, or $5,173 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. 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 grocery and convenience stores?

Union Parish has 30.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.7M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Union Parish would have about 13, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,127 households, against one for every 1,293 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 27 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #2,050 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Union Parish

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