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Coffee shops and cafes in the Alexandria, LA metro area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Alexandria, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 35
- 13 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $188.6M
- On food away from home · $3,344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,952
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 coffee shops and cafes in the Alexandria metro area. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in the Alexandria metro area comes to about $188.6M a year: $3,344 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Alexandria metro area was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 2,350 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Alexandria metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Alexandria metro area is 55 (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Alexandria metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Alexandria metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,350 | 1,780 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,344 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,353 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Alexandria metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in the Alexandria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,952−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 56,394
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $56,353+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,924
- Median home value
- $175,200
- Jobs located here
- 57,169
- Daytime population
- 151,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Alexandria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Alexandria metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Alexandria, LA metro area?
The Alexandria metro area has 35 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Alexandria, LA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $188.6M a year, or $3,344 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,394 households in the Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexandria, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Alexandria metro area has 6.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.4M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Alexandria metro area would have about 51, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,350 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexandria, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexandria metro area at 147,952 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,394 households. The median household income in the Alexandria metro area is $56,353 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
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. The Alexandria metro area scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas.
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