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Coffee shops and cafes in Lafourche Parish, LA
The coffee shops and cafes in Lafourche Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #394 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $132.2M
- On food away from home · $3,500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 95,505
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Lafourche Parish comes to about $132.2M a year: $3,500 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 coffee shops and cafes, that is $7.8M per cafe, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Lafourche Parish as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lafourche Parish classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,147 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafourche Parish declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lafourche Parish scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #394 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lafourche Parish 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 | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,147 | 1,780 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,500 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,135 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Lafourche Parish, 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 Lafourche Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 95,505−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 37,762
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,070 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $63,135+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,949
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,277
- Daytime population
- 87,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Lafourche Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Lafourche Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 coffee shops and cafes in Lafourche Parish. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafourche Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $132.2M a year, or $3,500 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 37,762 households in Lafourche Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafourche Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Lafourche Parish has 4.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lafourche Parish would have about 36, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,147 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafourche Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafourche Parish at 95,505 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,762 households. Median household income in Lafourche Parish is $63,135, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.7%, 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. Lafourche Parish scores 66 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #394 of 2,063 scored counties.
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