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Coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,971 of 2,063 scored counties
#43 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
19
8 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
15
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$55.6M
On food away from home · $3,005 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,360
+0.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln Parish is 20 (low), #1,971 of 2,063 scored counties and #43 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln Parish. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Lincoln Parish comes to about $55.6M a year: $3,005 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.9M per cafe, 21% below 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.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lincoln Parish in 2023. That is one for every 1,232 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $113K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lincoln Parish. Population estimates show Lincoln Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.310.011.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,2321,7801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,005$3,469$4,070
Median household income$39,172$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
175
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
198 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$113K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
48,360+0.1% since 2020
Households
18,487
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,113
Median home value
$210,100
Jobs located here
18,570
Daytime population
48,307Residents 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 counties in Louisiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Lincoln Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA7865.5$7.1M+5.5%#132 of 2,063
2Livingston Parish, LA75366.7$5.6M+8.5%#189 of 2,063
3Ascension Parish, LA71388.0$5.4M+6.4%#274 of 2,063
4Lafourche Parish, LA66174.5$7.8M−2.0%#394 of 2,063
5Beauregard Parish, LA6096.5$5.4M+0.2%#595 of 2,063
6Natchitoches Parish, LA5964.1$7.5M−3.5%#628 of 2,063
7St. Landry Parish, LA58154.7$6.3M−1.9%#672 of 2,063
8Pointe Coupee Parish, LA5667.2$5M−5.6%#760 of 2,063
9Vermilion Parish, LA55125.5$5.9M+1.3%#797 of 2,063
10Acadia Parish, LA54125.4$5.5M−0.8%#834 of 2,063
43Lincoln Parish, LA201910.3$2.9M+0.1%#1,971 of 2,063

Other business types in Lincoln Parish

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Lincoln Parish, LA?

Lincoln Parish has 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 15 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lincoln Parish, LA spend on food away from home?

About $55.6M a year, or $3,005 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Lincoln Parish has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,232 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 20 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,971 of 2,063 scored counties.

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