Calcasieu County · Louisiana · South · 21k residents
Sulphur, LA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Sulphur: 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
16.9%
Commercial electricity
10.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Sulphur's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
60/100
Steady
Ranks Sulphur's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $182,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $730/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $959/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 | 16.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 29.8/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $120,940 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $90,690 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,370 |
| Wage: Customer service | $35,080 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,690 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $49,960 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,620 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,780 |
| Cost of living index | 78 |
| 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 | $61,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% |
| Population | 21k |
| Crime index | 75/100 |
| School rating | 4.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 96/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 43°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.0% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +11.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.9% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.7% |
| Building permits YoY | +2.5% |
| Ocean coast | 29 mi |
| Big lake | 75 mi |
| Mountains | 305 mi |
| Major airport | 119 mi |
| Ski resort | 594 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Sulphur
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- Is Sulphur 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 Sulphur, LA?
- Sulphur indexes at 78 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $959/mo and a acs median home value of $182,900.
- How much does a house cost in Sulphur?
- The acs median home value in Sulphur is $182,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Sulphur?
- A two-bedroom in Sulphur rents for about $959/mo.