Is 71301 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 71301 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 71301, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 71301 covers 12 square miles, so its edges are about 2 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.

ZIP 71301
6,827 households
Median household income
$43,098
Residents
17,035
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    165Jobs
    2,747Households

    165 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,403 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    2Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.38 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 6 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $330KMiddle-case sales
    $2,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $171,000 to $668,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $330,000).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    25,750Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are US 71, 25,750 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 710 feet away; US 165, 9,010 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away; and La 1208-5, 14,345 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 71301 can sell each year

Middle case$330K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$171K
High case$668K
Rivals within 1.5 mi13
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,150 to $5,550 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile2

76th percentile for nearby competition among 41 similar businesses in the Alexandria metro area

2× the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile6

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain2,030 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,090 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,440 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,450 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,750 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,403

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk165
Within 1 mile11,682
Office-type, half mile211

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail824
  • Health care553
  • Food service and lodging349
  • Administrative support316
  • Professional services158

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Us 7125,750

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Us 165720 ft9,010
  • La 1208-5720 ft14,345
  • Cypress Ln730 ft219
  • Worley Dr920 ft215

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 71301: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a bakery there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 12 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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