Market rankings · Louisiana
Real estate agents and brokers in Louisiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,138
- 169 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,156
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 25% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 114
- 14% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #24 of 51
- Market score 50 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 4,138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. Of those, 169 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 25% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $14,200 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Louisiana spend about $25.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 14% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,156 businesses with payroll in Louisiana classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,561 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Louisiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #24 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest (64). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Opelousas area scores highest (64).
Every market in Louisiana for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 64 | 94 | 11.8 | 221 | −3.5% | #65 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 63 | 101 | 19.4 | 130 | +5.8% | #75 of 387 |
| 3Lake Charles, LA | 53 | 200 | 21.7 | 123 | −3.8% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 47 | 432 | 26.3 | 99 | +3.8% | #211 of 387 |
| 5Alexandria, LA | 46 | 113 | 20.0 | 127 | −2.5% | #216 of 387 |
| 6Baton Rouge, LA | 46 | 883 | 26.5 | 103 | +2.1% | #221 of 387 |
| 7Monroe, LA | 43 | 172 | 19.8 | 125 | −1.9% | #249 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 38 | 377 | 24.0 | 105 | −2.3% | #300 of 387 |
| 9Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 37 | 447 | 42.5 | 68 | +5.3% | #318 of 387 |
| 10New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 35 | 1,079 | 27.1 | 98 | −3.4% | #331 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Opelousas, LA | 64 | 17 | 5.3 | 436 | −1.9% | #88 of 533 |
| 2New Iberia, LA | 59 | 28 | 10.4 | 237 | −4.6% | #140 of 533 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 57 | 24 | 11.6 | 199 | −0.9% | #166 of 533 |
| 3Bogalusa, LA | 54 | 14 | 7.9 | 294 | −0.9% | #196 of 533 |
| 4Morgan City, LA | 53 | 12 | 6.5 | 371 | −5.3% | #210 of 533 |
| 5DeRidder, LA | 52 | 23 | 16.7 | 158 | +0.2% | #232 of 533 |
| 6Natchitoches, LA | 43 | 20 | 13.8 | 173 | −3.5% | #348 of 533 |
| 7Minden, LA | 41 | 14 | 9.8 | 233 | −5.2% | #362 of 533 |
| 8Ruston, LA | 41 | 25 | 13.5 | 172 | +0.1% | #364 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vermilion Parish, LA | 74 | 11 | 5.0 | 494 | +1.3% | #93 of 2,176 |
| 2St. Martin Parish, LA | 71 | 8 | 4.1 | 613 | −1.0% | #165 of 2,176 |
| 3St. Bernard Parish, LA | 71 | 22 | 13.6 | 188 | +4.1% | #187 of 2,176 |
| 4Livingston Parish, LA | 71 | 84 | 15.7 | 175 | +8.5% | #190 of 2,176 |
| 5Lafourche Parish, LA | 70 | 27 | 7.2 | 366 | −2.0% | #199 of 2,176 |
| 6Acadia Parish, LA | 66 | 12 | 5.4 | 433 | −0.8% | #312 of 2,176 |
| 7Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 66 | 9 | 7.5 | 338 | −2.4% | #317 of 2,176 |
| 8Grant Parish, LA | 65 | 5 | 6.7 | 384 | −0.3% | #343 of 2,176 |
| 9De Soto Parish, LA | 64 | 8 | 7.6 | 321 | +2.0% | #374 of 2,176 |
| 10St. Landry Parish, LA | 63 | 17 | 5.3 | 436 | −1.9% | #406 of 2,176 |
| 11Plaquemines Parish, LA | 63 | 7 | 8.5 | 335 | −5.3% | #408 of 2,176 |
| 12Vernon Parish, LA | 59 | 17 | 9.3 | 266 | −7.3% | #579 of 2,176 |
| 13Iberia Parish, LA | 58 | 28 | 10.4 | 237 | −4.6% | #634 of 2,176 |
| 14Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 57 | 8 | 9.6 | 276 | −5.6% | #670 of 2,176 |
| 15Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 10 | 8.9 | 285 | −1.6% | #718 of 2,176 |
| 16Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 56 | 101 | 19.4 | 130 | +5.8% | #762 of 2,176 |
| 17Beauregard Parish, LA | 52 | 23 | 16.7 | 158 | +0.2% | #938 of 2,176 |
| 18St. Charles Parish, LA | 52 | 38 | 20.4 | 141 | −3.7% | #945 of 2,176 |
| 19St. Mary Parish, LA | 51 | 12 | 6.5 | 371 | −5.3% | #970 of 2,176 |
| 20Washington Parish, LA | 50 | 14 | 7.9 | 294 | −0.9% | #1,019 of 2,176 |
| 21Terrebonne Parish, LA | 50 | 67 | 15.9 | 163 | −4.8% | #1,037 of 2,176 |
| 22St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 48 | 19 | 12.5 | 205 | −5.9% | #1,137 of 2,176 |
| 23Avoyelles Parish, LA | 47 | 8 | 5.5 | 409 | −4.3% | #1,187 of 2,176 |
| 24Ascension Parish, LA | 47 | 133 | 27.9 | 108 | +6.4% | #1,240 of 2,176 |
| 25Richland Parish, LA | 46 | 11 | 15.2 | 163 | −2.2% | #1,265 of 2,176 |
Show all 64 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Natchitoches Parish, LA | 45 | 20 | 13.8 | 173 | −3.5% | #1,313 of 2,176 |
| 27Calcasieu Parish, LA | 45 | 189 | 24.2 | 111 | −3.7% | #1,332 of 2,176 |
| 28Morehouse Parish, LA | 44 | 7 | 7.2 | 317 | −6.9% | #1,351 of 2,176 |
| 29Concordia Parish, LA | 43 | 6 | 8.9 | 260 | −4.0% | #1,399 of 2,176 |
| 30Lincoln Parish, LA | 43 | 25 | 13.5 | 172 | +0.1% | #1,403 of 2,176 |
| 31Bossier Parish, LA | 42 | 142 | 27.9 | 96 | +2.5% | #1,483 of 2,176 |
| 32Sabine Parish, LA | 41 | 19 | 21.6 | 112 | −1.2% | #1,521 of 2,176 |
| 33Webster Parish, LA | 40 | 14 | 9.8 | 233 | −5.2% | #1,551 of 2,176 |
| 34Franklin Parish, LA | 40 | 9 | 12.0 | 199 | −3.6% | #1,557 of 2,176 |
| 35St. Tammany Parish, LA | 38 | 447 | 42.5 | 68 | +5.3% | #1,714 of 2,176 |
| 36Lafayette Parish, LA | 38 | 401 | 39.7 | 68 | +6.5% | #1,715 of 2,176 |
| 37Rapides Parish, LA | 37 | 108 | 22.1 | 115 | −2.9% | #1,741 of 2,176 |
| 38Jefferson Parish, LA | 37 | 478 | 27.0 | 99 | −1.9% | #1,755 of 2,176 |
| 39Ouachita Parish, LA | 33 | 150 | 24.4 | 103 | −1.0% | #1,937 of 2,176 |
| 40Caddo Parish, LA | 32 | 227 | 23.7 | 103 | −5.4% | #1,963 of 2,176 |
| 41East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 30 | 638 | 36.0 | 75 | +0.1% | #2,031 of 2,176 |
| 42Orleans Parish, LA | 21 | 513 | 32.9 | 79 | −5.5% | #2,151 of 2,176 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 2,885 | −1.0% | |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | 769 | +5.5% | |
| Allen Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | 454 | 0.0% | |
| Union Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | 490 | −2.5% | |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| St. James Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | 1,036 | −5.9% | |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | 878 | −2.8% | |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | 282 | −0.7% | |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 5.4 | 431 | +5.6% | |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | 437 | +2.2% | |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | 537 | −5.3% | |
| Winn Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | 382 | +9.1% | |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | 1,207 | −5.0% | |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Madison Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | 672 | −10.9% | |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | 910 | −2.8% | |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | 471 | −5.5% | |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | 741 | −7.0% | |
| Red River Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 6.5 | 368 | −5.5% | |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | 282 | −8.6% | |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 9.9 | 281 | −16.1% | |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | 164 | −9.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Louisiana?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,138 real estate agents and brokers in Louisiana. 169 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 1,156 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Louisiana spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $25.6B a year, or $14,200 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4,138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Louisiana has 22.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 114, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Louisiana would have about 4,701, against 4,138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,561 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Opelousas area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 42 scored counties in Louisiana, Vermilion Parish scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Louisiana scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #24 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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