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Coffee shops and cafes in St. James Parish, LA
How St. James 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,426 of 2,063 scored counties
#31 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On food away from home · $3,715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,938
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,715 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in St. James Parish spend about $28M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 5% 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 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in St. James Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in St. James Parish was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,886 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show St. James Parish declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. James Parish scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,426 of 2,063 scored counties and #31 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. James 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 | St. James Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,886 | 1,780 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,715 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,531 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $304K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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. James 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. James Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,938−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,543
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $65,531+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,062
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,713
- Daytime population
- 18,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. James Parish marked.
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 |
| 31St. James Parish, LA | 39 | 8 | 10.6 | $3.5M | −5.9% | #1,426 of 2,063 |
Other business types in St. James Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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 St. James Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 coffee shops and cafes in St. James Parish. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. James Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $28M a year, or $3,715 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 7,543 households in St. James Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. James Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
St. James Parish has 10.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,886 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is St. James Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. James Parish at 18,938 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,543 households. Median household income in St. James Parish is $65,531, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.0%, 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. James Parish scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,426 of 2,063 scored counties.
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