Market rankings · Louisiana
Coffee shops and cafes in Louisiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,798
- 679 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 1,014
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #44 of 51
- Market score 31 · Lower middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Louisiana has 1,798 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,469 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Louisiana spend about $6.3B a year on food away from home. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,014 businesses with payroll in Louisiana classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Louisiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #44 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest (59). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (66).
Every market in Louisiana for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 59 | 40 | 5.0 | $6.9M | −3.5% | #115 of 387 |
| 2Alexandria, LA | 55 | 35 | 6.2 | $5.4M | −2.5% | #144 of 387 |
| 3Lake Charles, LA | 54 | 60 | 6.5 | $5.5M | −3.8% | #157 of 387 |
| 4Baton Rouge, LA | 53 | 288 | 8.7 | $4.3M | +2.1% | #170 of 387 |
| 5Monroe, LA | 48 | 65 | 7.5 | $4.3M | −1.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 45 | 150 | 9.1 | $3.8M | +3.8% | #231 of 387 |
| 7Hammond, LA | 44 | 45 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +5.8% | #240 of 387 |
| 8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 39 | 140 | 13.3 | $3M | +5.3% | #286 of 387 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 37 | 138 | 8.8 | $3.8M | −2.3% | #298 of 387 |
| 10New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | 647 | 16.2 | $2.2M | −3.4% | #385 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 66 | 9 | 6.5 | $5.4M | +0.2% | #91 of 529 |
| 2Natchitoches, LA | 59 | 6 | 4.1 | $7.5M | −3.5% | #165 of 529 |
| 3Opelousas, LA | 59 | 15 | 4.7 | $6.3M | −1.9% | #167 of 529 |
| 4Morgan City, LA | 54 | 12 | 6.5 | $4.8M | −5.3% | #220 of 529 |
| 5Bogalusa, LA | 46 | 15 | 8.5 | $3.5M | −0.9% | #303 of 529 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 40 | 16 | 7.7 | $3.8M | −0.9% | #372 of 529 |
| 6New Iberia, LA | 38 | 21 | 7.8 | $4.1M | −4.6% | #392 of 529 |
| 7Minden, LA | 32 | 15 | 10.5 | $2.7M | −5.2% | #454 of 529 |
| 8Ruston, LA | 23 | 19 | 10.3 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #506 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 78 | 6 | 5.5 | $7.1M | +5.5% | #132 of 2,063 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 75 | 36 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +8.5% | #189 of 2,063 |
| 3Ascension Parish, LA | 71 | 38 | 8.0 | $5.4M | +6.4% | #274 of 2,063 |
| 4Lafourche Parish, LA | 66 | 17 | 4.5 | $7.8M | −2.0% | #394 of 2,063 |
| 5Beauregard Parish, LA | 60 | 9 | 6.5 | $5.4M | +0.2% | #595 of 2,063 |
| 6Natchitoches Parish, LA | 59 | 6 | 4.1 | $7.5M | −3.5% | #628 of 2,063 |
| 7St. Landry Parish, LA | 58 | 15 | 4.7 | $6.3M | −1.9% | #672 of 2,063 |
| 8Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 56 | 6 | 7.2 | $5M | −5.6% | #760 of 2,063 |
| 9Vermilion Parish, LA | 55 | 12 | 5.5 | $5.9M | +1.3% | #797 of 2,063 |
| 10Acadia Parish, LA | 54 | 12 | 5.4 | $5.5M | −0.8% | #834 of 2,063 |
| 11Calcasieu Parish, LA | 53 | 51 | 6.5 | $5.6M | −3.7% | #873 of 2,063 |
| 12Terrebonne Parish, LA | 52 | 23 | 5.5 | $6.3M | −4.8% | #919 of 2,063 |
| 13Avoyelles Parish, LA | 52 | 8 | 5.5 | $5.1M | −4.3% | #925 of 2,063 |
| 14St. Mary Parish, LA | 52 | 12 | 6.5 | $4.8M | −5.3% | #926 of 2,063 |
| 15St. Bernard Parish, LA | 52 | 15 | 9.2 | $3.6M | +4.1% | #947 of 2,063 |
| 16Bossier Parish, LA | 50 | 46 | 9.1 | $4M | +2.5% | #995 of 2,063 |
| 17De Soto Parish, LA | 48 | 8 | 7.6 | $4.2M | +2.0% | #1,090 of 2,063 |
| 18Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 48 | 45 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +5.8% | #1,095 of 2,063 |
| 19St. Charles Parish, LA | 48 | 22 | 11.8 | $3.4M | −3.7% | #1,106 of 2,063 |
| 20Sabine Parish, LA | 47 | 5 | 5.7 | $5.5M | −1.2% | #1,120 of 2,063 |
| 21Rapides Parish, LA | 47 | 34 | 6.9 | $4.8M | −2.9% | #1,122 of 2,063 |
| 22Ouachita Parish, LA | 47 | 51 | 8.3 | $4M | −1.0% | #1,129 of 2,063 |
| 23St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 45 | 14 | 9.2 | $3.7M | −5.9% | #1,205 of 2,063 |
| 24Lafayette Parish, LA | 45 | 112 | 11.1 | $3.3M | +6.5% | #1,214 of 2,063 |
| 25St. Tammany Parish, LA | 44 | 140 | 13.3 | $3M | +5.3% | #1,257 of 2,063 |
Show all 64 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26St. Martin Parish, LA | 43 | 14 | 7.2 | $4.6M | −1.0% | #1,265 of 2,063 |
| 27Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 43 | 9 | 7.5 | $4.4M | −2.4% | #1,267 of 2,063 |
| 28Washington Parish, LA | 43 | 15 | 8.5 | $3.5M | −0.9% | #1,279 of 2,063 |
| 29Vernon Parish, LA | 42 | 14 | 7.7 | $4.2M | −7.3% | #1,301 of 2,063 |
| 30Allen Parish, LA | 41 | 5 | 6.4 | $4.6M | 0.0% | #1,331 of 2,063 |
| 31St. James Parish, LA | 39 | 8 | 10.6 | $3.5M | −5.9% | #1,426 of 2,063 |
| 32East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 38 | 185 | 10.4 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #1,468 of 2,063 |
| 33Winn Parish, LA | 38 | 5 | 10.4 | $3M | +9.1% | #1,481 of 2,063 |
| 34Iberia Parish, LA | 37 | 21 | 7.8 | $4.1M | −4.6% | #1,509 of 2,063 |
| 35Caddo Parish, LA | 37 | 84 | 8.8 | $3.6M | −5.4% | #1,511 of 2,063 |
| 36East Feliciana Parish, LA | 37 | 7 | 10.9 | $3.4M | −2.8% | #1,512 of 2,063 |
| 37LaSalle Parish, LA | 35 | 5 | 9.9 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #1,576 of 2,063 |
| 38Webster Parish, LA | 32 | 15 | 10.5 | $2.7M | −5.2% | #1,687 of 2,063 |
| 39West Feliciana Parish, LA | 30 | 7 | 17.4 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #1,759 of 2,063 |
| 40Jefferson Parish, LA | 29 | 219 | 12.4 | $2.9M | −1.9% | #1,781 of 2,063 |
| 41Plaquemines Parish, LA | 27 | 12 | 14.6 | $2.7M | −5.3% | #1,835 of 2,063 |
| 42Concordia Parish, LA | 25 | 5 | 7.4 | $3.9M | −4.0% | #1,872 of 2,063 |
| 43Lincoln Parish, LA | 20 | 19 | 10.3 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #1,971 of 2,063 |
| 44Franklin Parish, LA | 19 | 7 | 9.3 | $3.3M | −3.6% | #1,990 of 2,063 |
| 45Richland Parish, LA | 16 | 9 | 12.4 | $2.6M | −2.2% | #2,017 of 2,063 |
| 46Orleans Parish, LA | 10 | 357 | 22.9 | $1.5M | −5.5% | #2,051 of 2,063 |
| 47Bienville Parish, LA | 7 | 6 | 10.8 | $2.5M | −5.0% | #2,058 of 2,063 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $9M | −1.0% | |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $18.9M | −1.6% | |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $13.9M | −6.9% | |
| Grant Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $25.6M | −0.3% | |
| Union Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | $8.3M | −2.5% | |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $28.5M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $16.1M | +5.6% | |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $6.5M | −5.3% | |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Madison Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $8.4M | −10.9% | |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 5.4 | $5.9M | −2.8% | |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $6.1M | −5.5% | |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $4.6M | −7.0% | |
| Red River Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 6.5 | $4.7M | −5.5% | |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −16.1% | |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $2M | −9.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Louisiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,798 coffee shops and cafes in Louisiana. 679 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 1,014 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 583 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Louisiana spend on food away from home?
About $6.3B a year, or $3,469 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,798 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Louisiana has 10.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Louisiana would have about 1,690, against 1,798 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 47 scored counties in Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Louisiana scores 31 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #44 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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