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Coffee shops and cafes in St. Charles Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,106 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
22
7 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$74.1M
On food away from home · $3,984 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,586
−3.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 coffee shops and cafes in St. Charles Parish. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,984 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in St. Charles Parish spend about $74.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 9% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in St. Charles Parish classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,658 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Charles Parish declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Charles Parish scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,106 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.810.011.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,6581,7801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,984$3,469$4,070
Median household income$80,897$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$648K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
227 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
50,586−3.7% since 2020
Households
18,608
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
278 sq. mi.
People per square mile
185
Median household income
$80,897+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,861
Median home value
$263,700
Jobs located here
26,102
Daytime population
52,685Residents 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 St. Charles 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
19St. Charles Parish, LA482211.8$3.4M−3.7%#1,106 of 2,063

Other business types in St. Charles Parish

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in St. Charles Parish, LA?

There are 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in St. Charles Parish as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in St. Charles Parish, LA spend on food away from home?

About $74.1M a year, or $3,984 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 18,608 households in St. Charles Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Charles Parish has 11.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, St. Charles Parish would have about 20, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,658 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles Parish at 50,586 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,608 households. The median household income in St. Charles Parish is $80,897 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. St. Charles Parish scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,106 of 2,063 scored counties.

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