Groceries and convenience · County · Louisiana
Grocery stores in De Soto Parish, LA
How De Soto Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,320 of 2,070 scored counties
#12 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $57M
- On groceries · $5,424 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,381
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery stores in De Soto Parish. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 57%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,424 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in De Soto Parish spend about $57M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.1M 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in De Soto Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in De Soto Parish is 41 (lower middle), #1,320 of 2,070 scored counties and #12 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana.
How De Soto 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.
| Measure | De Soto Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $6.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,037 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,424 | $5,704 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $48,578 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 De Soto 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 De Soto Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,381+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,504
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,503
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,222
- Daytime population
- 23,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beauregard Parish, LA | 74 | 5 | 3.6 | $16M | +0.2% | #308 of 2,070 |
| 2St. Tammany Parish, LA | 71 | 64 | 6.1 | $10.3M | +5.3% | #390 of 2,070 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 71 | 37 | 6.9 | $8.7M | +8.5% | #398 of 2,070 |
| 4Bossier Parish, LA | 66 | 28 | 5.5 | $10.7M | +2.5% | #512 of 2,070 |
| 5West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 59 | 8 | 7.3 | $8.4M | +5.5% | #729 of 2,070 |
| 6Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 55 | 34 | 6.5 | $8.5M | +5.8% | #844 of 2,070 |
| 7Ascension Parish, LA | 55 | 43 | 9.0 | $7.2M | +6.4% | #860 of 2,070 |
| 8Lafourche Parish, LA | 54 | 22 | 5.8 | $9.9M | −2.0% | #876 of 2,070 |
| 9Grant Parish, LA | 46 | 5 | 6.7 | $8.5M | −0.3% | #1,143 of 2,070 |
| 10Lafayette Parish, LA | 45 | 93 | 9.2 | $6.4M | +6.5% | #1,198 of 2,070 |
| 12De Soto Parish, LA | 41 | 7 | 6.7 | $8.1M | +2.0% | #1,320 of 2,070 |
Other business types in De Soto Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores54
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores51
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 stores are in De Soto Parish, LA?
There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in De Soto Parish as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on groceries?
About $57M a year, or $5,424 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
De Soto Parish has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, 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. De Soto Parish scores 41 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,320 of 2,070 scored counties.
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