Market rankings · Louisiana
Real estate businesses in Louisiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,346
- 438 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 2,751
- +14.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 111
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #29 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses 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
Louisiana has 5,346 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 29.6 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Louisiana spend about $25.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,200 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
Official counts show 2,751 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Louisiana in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 656 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Louisiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #29 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest (63). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Bogalusa area scores highest (66).
Every market in Louisiana for real estate businesses
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 | 63 | 134 | 16.8 | 195 | −3.5% | #64 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 61 | 130 | 25.0 | 127 | +5.8% | #87 of 387 |
| 3Lake Charles, LA | 48 | 276 | 30.0 | 112 | −3.8% | #198 of 387 |
| 4Alexandria, LA | 46 | 143 | 25.4 | 126 | −2.5% | #221 of 387 |
| 5Baton Rouge, LA | 44 | 1,168 | 35.1 | 98 | +2.1% | #244 of 387 |
| 6Monroe, LA | 42 | 223 | 25.6 | 121 | −1.9% | #253 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 40 | 560 | 34.1 | 96 | +3.8% | #279 of 387 |
| 8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 37 | 551 | 52.4 | 70 | +5.3% | #318 of 387 |
| 9New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 34 | 1,327 | 33.3 | 100 | −3.4% | #343 of 387 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 31 | 501 | 31.9 | 100 | −2.3% | #365 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bogalusa, LA | 66 | 15 | 8.5 | 345 | −0.9% | #72 of 536 |
| 2Opelousas, LA | 60 | 26 | 8.1 | 359 | −1.9% | #124 of 536 |
| 3Morgan City, LA | 60 | 23 | 12.5 | 244 | −5.3% | #125 of 536 |
| 4New Iberia, LA | 60 | 35 | 13.1 | 238 | −4.6% | #126 of 536 |
| 5DeRidder, LA | 47 | 32 | 23.3 | 143 | +0.2% | #298 of 536 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 45 | 37 | 17.8 | 163 | −0.9% | #321 of 536 |
| 6Minden, LA | 37 | 20 | 14.0 | 205 | −5.2% | #424 of 536 |
| 7Natchitoches, LA | 35 | 27 | 18.6 | 161 | −3.5% | #453 of 536 |
| 8Ruston, LA | 26 | 42 | 22.7 | 129 | +0.1% | #519 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 85 | 7 | 6.4 | 553 | +5.5% | #5 of 2,229 |
| 2Vermilion Parish, LA | 72 | 14 | 6.4 | 488 | +1.3% | #153 of 2,229 |
| 3St. Martin Parish, LA | 69 | 10 | 5.1 | 617 | −1.0% | #220 of 2,229 |
| 4St. Bernard Parish, LA | 69 | 25 | 15.4 | 208 | +4.1% | #240 of 2,229 |
| 5Lafourche Parish, LA | 67 | 41 | 10.9 | 303 | −2.0% | #291 of 2,229 |
| 6Grant Parish, LA | 66 | 5 | 6.7 | 483 | −0.3% | #322 of 2,229 |
| 7Washington Parish, LA | 64 | 15 | 8.5 | 345 | −0.9% | #391 of 2,229 |
| 8Livingston Parish, LA | 64 | 118 | 22.0 | 157 | +8.5% | #423 of 2,229 |
| 9De Soto Parish, LA | 63 | 11 | 10.5 | 293 | +2.0% | #435 of 2,229 |
| 10Plaquemines Parish, LA | 62 | 9 | 11.0 | 328 | −5.3% | #478 of 2,229 |
| 11Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 60 | 11 | 9.1 | 348 | −2.4% | #558 of 2,229 |
| 12St. Landry Parish, LA | 59 | 26 | 8.1 | 359 | −1.9% | #589 of 2,229 |
| 13Acadia Parish, LA | 59 | 20 | 9.1 | 327 | −0.8% | #594 of 2,229 |
| 14Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 58 | 9 | 10.8 | 309 | −5.6% | #644 of 2,229 |
| 15Union Parish, LA | 57 | 7 | 8.2 | 352 | −2.5% | #694 of 2,229 |
| 16Avoyelles Parish, LA | 57 | 13 | 9.0 | 317 | −4.3% | #696 of 2,229 |
| 17St. Mary Parish, LA | 57 | 23 | 12.5 | 244 | −5.3% | #703 of 2,229 |
| 18Iberia Parish, LA | 57 | 35 | 13.1 | 238 | −4.6% | #706 of 2,229 |
| 19Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 12 | 10.6 | 299 | −1.6% | #745 of 2,229 |
| 20Allen Parish, LA | 55 | 5 | 6.4 | 457 | 0.0% | #798 of 2,229 |
| 21Vernon Parish, LA | 55 | 24 | 13.1 | 237 | −7.3% | #807 of 2,229 |
| 22St. Charles Parish, LA | 55 | 42 | 22.6 | 160 | −3.7% | #830 of 2,229 |
| 23St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 53 | 31 | 20.5 | 158 | −5.9% | #922 of 2,229 |
| 24Franklin Parish, LA | 51 | 11 | 14.6 | 205 | −3.6% | #1,023 of 2,229 |
| 25Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 49 | 130 | 25.0 | 127 | +5.8% | #1,142 of 2,229 |
Show all 64 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Ascension Parish, LA | 49 | 158 | 33.2 | 115 | +6.4% | #1,150 of 2,229 |
| 27Beauregard Parish, LA | 47 | 32 | 23.3 | 143 | +0.2% | #1,224 of 2,229 |
| 28Sabine Parish, LA | 46 | 21 | 23.9 | 128 | −1.2% | #1,293 of 2,229 |
| 29Richland Parish, LA | 44 | 14 | 19.3 | 161 | −2.2% | #1,377 of 2,229 |
| 30Morehouse Parish, LA | 43 | 9 | 9.2 | 310 | −6.9% | #1,430 of 2,229 |
| 31Concordia Parish, LA | 43 | 7 | 10.3 | 281 | −4.0% | #1,432 of 2,229 |
| 32Terrebonne Parish, LA | 43 | 93 | 22.1 | 148 | −4.8% | #1,451 of 2,229 |
| 33Bossier Parish, LA | 39 | 186 | 36.6 | 92 | +2.5% | #1,692 of 2,229 |
| 34Natchitoches Parish, LA | 37 | 27 | 18.6 | 161 | −3.5% | #1,771 of 2,229 |
| 35St. Tammany Parish, LA | 37 | 551 | 52.4 | 70 | +5.3% | #1,816 of 2,229 |
| 36Calcasieu Parish, LA | 35 | 263 | 33.7 | 101 | −3.7% | #1,872 of 2,229 |
| 37Webster Parish, LA | 34 | 20 | 14.0 | 205 | −5.2% | #1,906 of 2,229 |
| 38Lafayette Parish, LA | 33 | 516 | 51.1 | 66 | +6.5% | #1,989 of 2,229 |
| 39Rapides Parish, LA | 31 | 138 | 28.2 | 113 | −2.9% | #2,036 of 2,229 |
| 40Jefferson Parish, LA | 30 | 591 | 33.4 | 101 | −1.9% | #2,067 of 2,229 |
| 41Lincoln Parish, LA | 29 | 42 | 22.7 | 129 | +0.1% | #2,085 of 2,229 |
| 42Ouachita Parish, LA | 29 | 193 | 31.4 | 101 | −1.0% | #2,091 of 2,229 |
| 43East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 26 | 854 | 48.2 | 70 | +0.1% | #2,166 of 2,229 |
| 44Caddo Parish, LA | 20 | 304 | 31.7 | 97 | −5.4% | #2,212 of 2,229 |
| 45Orleans Parish, LA | 19 | 626 | 40.2 | 82 | −5.5% | #2,218 of 2,229 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 1,815 | −1.0% | |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 3.4 | 919 | −5.9% | |
| St. James Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | 869 | −5.9% | |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 4.7 | 736 | −2.8% | |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | 355 | −0.7% | |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 7.2 | 407 | +5.6% | |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 7.9 | 413 | +2.2% | |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | 450 | −5.3% | |
| Winn Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | 481 | +9.1% | |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | 760 | −5.0% | |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Madison Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | 423 | −10.9% | |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | 1,146 | −2.8% | |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 7.8 | 395 | −5.5% | |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | 933 | −7.0% | |
| Red River Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 6.5 | 463 | −5.5% | |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | 237 | −8.6% | |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 9.9 | 354 | −16.1% | |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | 207 | −9.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Louisiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,346 real estate businesses in Louisiana. 438 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 2,751 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019. Official counts list 17,306 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 5,346 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 businesses 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 businesses?
Louisiana has 29.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Louisiana would have about 5,916, against 5,346 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 656 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Bogalusa area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 45 scored counties in Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish scores highest, at 85 (high). 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 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #29 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 businesses 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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- Real estate agents and brokers4,138 listings
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- Home inspectors94 listings
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