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Coffee shops and cafes in Orleans Parish, LA
How Orleans Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,051 of 2,063 scored counties
#46 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 357
- 113 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $541.6M
- On food away from home · $3,476 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 362,154
- −5.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Orleans Parish is 10 (low), #2,051 of 2,063 scored counties and #46 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Orleans Parish spend about $541.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,476 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per cafe, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 357 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Orleans Parish as of September 2026. 113 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Orleans Parish was 175 in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 890 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. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Orleans Parish. Population estimates show Orleans Parish declined 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Orleans 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 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 890 | 1,780 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +24.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,476 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 149 → 175All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,998
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Orleans 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 Orleans Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 362,154−5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 155,821
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 170 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,193
- Median household income
- $56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,726
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 192,799
- Daytime population
- 412,758Residents 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 |
| 46Orleans Parish, LA | 10 | 357 | 22.9 | $1.5M | −5.5% | #2,051 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Orleans Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes10
- Sit-down restaurants10
- Fast food and sandwich shops27
- Pizza33
- Coffee shops and cafes10
- Bakeries and dessert shops13
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 Orleans Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 357 coffee shops and cafes in Orleans Parish. 113 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 17.5% 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 list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orleans Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $541.6M a year, or $3,476 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 357 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Orleans Parish has 22.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.5M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 146, against 357 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 10 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,051 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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