Louisiana · South · 28k residents
Laplace, LA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Laplace: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Louisiana median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,213/wk. Louisiana's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,213/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
19.6%
Commercial electricity
10.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Laplace. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $199,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,351/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,101/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.01% |
| Sales tax | 9.55% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,213/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $102,800 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,230 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,790 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,330 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,490 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $49,320 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,540 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,490 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| Groceries index | 97 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $800/mo |
| Median household income | $69,030 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% |
| Population | 28k |
| Crime index | 75/100 |
| School rating | 4.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 43°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 54 mi |
| Big lake | 24 mi |
| Mountains | 362 mi |
| Major airport | 14 mi |
| Ski resort | 560 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Laplace a good place to run a business?
- Louisiana's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,213/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Laplace, LA?
- Laplace indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,101/mo and a acs median home value of $199,900.
- How much does a house cost in Laplace?
- The acs median home value in Laplace is $199,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Laplace?
- A two-bedroom in Laplace rents for about $1,101/mo.