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Grocery stores in Calcasieu Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,288 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
56
26 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
32
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$458.3M
On groceries · $5,879 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,466
−3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 grocery stores in Calcasieu Parish. 26 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Calcasieu Parish spend about $458.3M a year on groceries, or $5,879 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 56 grocery stores, that is $8.2M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Calcasieu Parish was 32 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,436 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Calcasieu Parish declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Calcasieu Parish scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,288 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Calcasieu 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 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 stores in Calcasieu Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureCalcasieu ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.28.76.8
Spending per listing$8.2M$6.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,4362,0372,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%−0.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,879$5,704$6,319
Median household income$67,564$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4211

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 32+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,071
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
208,466−3.7% since 2020
Households
77,957
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,064 sq. mi.
People per square mile
195
Median household income
$67,564+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,591
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
85,678
Daytime population
213,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Louisiana

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

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Beauregard Parish, LA7453.6$16M+0.2%#308 of 2,070
2St. Tammany Parish, LA71646.1$10.3M+5.3%#390 of 2,070
3Livingston Parish, LA71376.9$8.7M+8.5%#398 of 2,070
4Bossier Parish, LA66285.5$10.7M+2.5%#512 of 2,070
5West Baton Rouge Parish, LA5987.3$8.4M+5.5%#729 of 2,070
6Tangipahoa Parish, LA55346.5$8.5M+5.8%#844 of 2,070
7Ascension Parish, LA55439.0$7.2M+6.4%#860 of 2,070
8Lafourche Parish, LA54225.8$9.9M−2.0%#876 of 2,070
9Grant Parish, LA4656.7$8.5M−0.3%#1,143 of 2,070
10Lafayette Parish, LA45939.2$6.4M+6.5%#1,198 of 2,070
11Calcasieu Parish, LA42567.2$8.2M−3.7%#1,288 of 2,070

Other business types in Calcasieu Parish

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Calcasieu Parish, LA?

Calcasieu Parish has 56 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.

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

About $458.3M a year, or $5,879 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,957 households in Calcasieu Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calcasieu Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Calcasieu Parish has 7.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Calcasieu Parish would have about 49, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,436 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Calcasieu Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Calcasieu Parish at 208,466 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,957 households. Median household income in Calcasieu Parish is $67,564, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. Calcasieu Parish scores 42 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,288 of 2,070 scored counties.

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

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