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Laundromats in Rapides Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Rapides Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #479 of 785 scored counties
#8 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $83.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.7M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $83.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,702 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Rapides Parish has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Rapides Parish was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 12,239 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rapides Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Rapides Parish is 42 (lower middle), #479 of 785 scored counties and #8 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Rapides Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the laundromats 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.7M | $12.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,239 | 22,845 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,702 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $193K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 coin-operated laundries in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Tammany Parish, LA | 82 | 10 | 1.0 | $21M | +5.3% | #51 of 785 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 74 | 5 | 0.9 | $19.9M | +8.5% | #111 of 785 |
| 3Lafayette Parish, LA | 64 | 13 | 1.3 | $14.3M | +6.5% | #220 of 785 |
| 4Bossier Parish, LA | 60 | 6 | 1.2 | $15.3M | +2.5% | #261 of 785 |
| 5Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 48 | 9 | 1.7 | $9.8M | +5.8% | #405 of 785 |
| 6East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 47 | 34 | 1.9 | $9.6M | +0.1% | #423 of 785 |
| 7Orleans Parish, LA | 44 | 26 | 1.7 | $10.7M | −5.5% | #459 of 785 |
| 8Rapides Parish, LA | 42 | 5 | 1.0 | $16.7M | −2.9% | #479 of 785 |
| 9Jefferson Parish, LA | 35 | 27 | 1.5 | $11.9M | −1.9% | #554 of 785 |
| 10Calcasieu Parish, LA | 34 | 12 | 1.5 | $11.9M | −3.7% | #565 of 785 |
Other business types in Rapides Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Rapides Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Rapides Parish. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $83.3M a year, or $1,702 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.7M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Rapides Parish has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,239 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 42 for laundromats (lower middle), #479 of 785 scored counties.
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