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Grocery stores in St. Helena Parish, LA
The grocery stores in St. Helena Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,039 of 2,070 scored counties
#51 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On groceries · $5,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,758
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
St. Helena Parish scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,039 of 2,070 scored counties and #51 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in St. Helena Parish. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,082 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in St. Helena Parish spend about $21.2M a year on groceries. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 67% 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 St. Helena Parish was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,392 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show St. Helena Parish declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Helena 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 | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $6.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,392 | 2,037 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,082 | $5,704 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $41,934 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $448K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 St. Helena 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 St. Helena Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,758−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,176
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $41,934−4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,968
- Median home value
- $77,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,872
- Daytime population
- 8,374Residents 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 |
| 51St. Helena Parish, LA | 8 | 7 | 16.8 | $3M | −1.2% | #2,039 of 2,070 |
Other business types in St. Helena Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores15
- Grocery stores8
- Convenience stores
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 St. Helena Parish, LA?
St. Helena Parish has 7 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in St. Helena Parish, LA spend on groceries?
About $21.2M a year, or $5,082 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,176 households in St. Helena Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Helena Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
St. Helena Parish has 16.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, St. Helena Parish would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,392 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Helena Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Helena Parish at 10,758 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,176 households. Median household income in St. Helena Parish is $41,934, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 4.4%, 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. St. Helena Parish scores 8 for grocery stores (very low), #2,039 of 2,070 scored counties.
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