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Louisiana had 629 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops employing 4,072 people, 24th among the 50 states (Census County Business Patterns, 2023); 87.5% of its 2.0 million workers get to work by car, truck or van, and households there have 3.2 million vehicles (ACS 2024 1-year).

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Louisiana market at a glance

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112)629 establishments (2022: 619) · 4,072 employees · $218.2 million payroll
All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)1,992 establishments · 10,944 employees
Top countiesJefferson Parish 78, East Baton Rouge Parish 68, St. Tammany Parish 46, Lafayette Parish 43, Caddo Parish 33, Calcasieu Parish 27, Rapides Parish 21, Terrebonne Parish 21, Ascension Parish 20, Ouachita Parish 20
Top metro areas (whole-metro counts)New Orleans-Metairie, LA: 120; Baton Rouge, LA: 116; Lafayette, LA: 60; Shreveport-Bossier City, LA: 54; Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: 46; Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: 35; Lake Charles, LA: 33; Monroe, LA: 29
Households per establishment2,940 (US: 3,143)
Population4,597,740
Households1,848,965
Household vehicles3,156,378 (1.71 per household)
Median household income$60,986
Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year)East Baton Rouge Parish 291,920, Jefferson Parish 289,305, Orleans Parish 201,613, St. Tammany Parish 200,684, Lafayette Parish 171,391, Caddo Parish 154,932, Calcasieu Parish 138,832, Ouachita Parish 103,607, Livingston Parish 102,608, Ascension Parish 94,716
Commute by car, truck or van87.5%

Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.

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Louisiana window tint rules

Louisiana's front side window floor dropped from 40% to 25% VLT effective August 1, 2025 (Act 143/HB119); rear side windows stay at 25%, but the rearmost back window is only 12% VLT - darker than the rear sides, not the same figure. Windshield: non-red/amber strip, max 5 inches from the top. Medical exemption requires a physician's certification and a DPS-issued decal.

Summary checked against La. R.S. 32:361.1 (as amended by Acts 2025, No. 143 / HB 119, eff. Aug. 1, 2025) on 2026-09-23. Verify current statutes before quoting.

Louisiana window tint law: the short answer

Louisiana tint shop questions

How much can I tint windows in Louisiana?
Louisiana's front side window floor dropped from 40% to 25% VLT effective August 1, 2025 (Act 143/HB119); rear side windows stay at 25%, but the rearmost back window is only 12% VLT - darker than the rear sides, not the same figure. Windshield: non-red/amber strip, max 5 inches from the top. Medical exemption requires a physician's certification and a DPS-issued decal. See the Louisiana tint law, with the statute.
How many window tint businesses are there in Louisiana?
Census has no window tint category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 629 in Louisiana in 2023, most in Jefferson Parish (78), East Baton Rouge Parish (68), St. Tammany Parish (46), Lafayette Parish (43) and Caddo Parish (33) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
How many vehicles are there in Louisiana?
Louisiana households had 3,156,378 vehicles available, 1.71 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in East Baton Rouge Parish (291,920), Jefferson Parish (289,305), Orleans Parish (201,613), St. Tammany Parish (200,684), Lafayette Parish (171,391) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).

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Number of auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.

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