Market Index · #35 of 250
Is Lake Charles, LA good for door-to-door sales?
Lake Charles, LA scores 90.3 out of 100 on the Door-to-Door Market Index — rank #35 of 250 US market areas, measured on public Census affordability and finishing-trade data.
What the numbers say
At $179,891, the market's median home value sits squarely in the modest-home band where the index gives full affordability credit — the range where door-to-door home-services offers convert to appointments best in the underlying lead data.
Density of residential finishing-trade contractors is low — 15 establishments works out to 0.49 per 10,000 residents, which reads as fresher doors and less home-improvement selling already working the same porches.
That puts Lake Charles, LA in the top quarter of the published index (#35 of 250) — a strong market on the two signals the model measures, without being at the very front of the field.
Data: US Census ACS 2022 5-year (median home value, population) and CBP 2022 (Finish Carpentry Contractors, NAICS 238350), aggregated over counties within ~25 miles of the Lake Charles center — so the population figure is the whole area, not the city proper. NAICS 238350 covers interior finishing work and does not include roofing (238160), siding (238170), solar (238220), pest control (561710); read it as home-improvement activity in the market, not as a competitor count. The index measures market conditions for door-to-door home-services offers — it does not capture seasonality, licensing, or your offer’s specific fit.
Nearby in the ranking
| Rank | Market | Score | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bakersfield, CA | 91.0 | $282,800 |
| 32 | Chattanooga, TN | 90.7 | $200,265 |
| 33 | Fort Smith, AR | 90.5 | $135,503 |
| 34 | Wichita Falls, TX | 90.4 | $125,727 |
| 35 | Lake Charles, LA (this market) | 90.3 | $179,891 |
| 36 | Baton Rouge, LA | 90.2 | $220,968 |
| 37 | Gillette, WY | 90.2 | $246,131 |
| 38 | Morgantown, WV | 90.0 | $173,042 |
| 39 | Fayetteville, NC | 89.9 | $170,885 |
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