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Coffee shops and cafes in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #132 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On food away from home · $3,890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
West Baton Rouge Parish scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #132 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 47 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
At $3,890 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $42.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.1M per cafe, 92% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
West Baton Rouge Parish has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in West Baton Rouge Parish was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,195 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. Population estimates put the population change in West Baton Rouge Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How West Baton Rouge 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 | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,195 | 1,780 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,890 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $560K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents 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 West Baton Rouge 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 |
Other business types in West Baton Rouge Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 coffee shops and cafes in West Baton Rouge Parish. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $42.7M a year, or $3,890 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 5.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.1M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,195 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #132 of 2,063 scored counties.
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