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Coffee shops and cafes in the Hammond, LA metro area

How the Hammond, LA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #240 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
45
20 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
31
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.1M
On food away from home · $3,309 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,346
+5.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,309 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Hammond metro area spend about $172.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Hammond metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Hammond metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $301K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Hammond metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Hammond metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Hammond metro area is 44 (lower middle), #240 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.

How the Hammond 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Hammond, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureHammond metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.710.011.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6771,7801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.8%+24.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,309$3,469$4,070
Median household income$56,760$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
275
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4520 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$301K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Hammond 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 Hammond metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
141,346+5.8% since 2020
Households
51,999
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,166
Median home value
$212,900
Jobs located here
48,446
Daytime population
130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA59405.0$6.9M−3.5%#115 of 387
2Alexandria, LA55356.2$5.4M−2.5%#144 of 387
3Lake Charles, LA54606.5$5.5M−3.8%#157 of 387
4Baton Rouge, LA532888.7$4.3M+2.1%#170 of 387
5Monroe, LA48657.5$4.3M−1.9%#208 of 387
6Lafayette, LA451509.1$3.8M+3.8%#231 of 387
7Hammond, LA44458.7$3.8M+5.8%#240 of 387
8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3914013.3$3M+5.3%#286 of 387
9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA371388.8$3.8M−2.3%#298 of 387
10New Orleans-Metairie, LA1364716.2$2.2M−3.4%#385 of 387

Other business types in the Hammond metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Hammond, LA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 coffee shops and cafes in the Hammond metro area. 20 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 14.8% 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 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Hammond, LA metro area spend on food away from home?

About $172.1M a year, or $3,309 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hammond, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Hammond metro area has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Hammond metro area would have about 47, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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 Hammond metro area scores 44 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #240 of 387 scored metro areas.

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