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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ascension Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Ascension Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #954 of 2,222 scored counties
#13 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 72
- 62 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- All limited-service restaurants · +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.4M
- On food away from home · $4,268 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,105
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 fast food and sandwich shops in Ascension Parish. 62 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,268 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Ascension Parish spend about $203.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 72 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 118 businesses with payroll in Ascension Parish classed as limited-service restaurants, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 404 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ascension Parish.
Population estimates show Ascension Parish grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Ascension Parish is 55 (upper middle), #954 of 2,222 scored counties and #13 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Ascension 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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 | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 404 | 480 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,268 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,549 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107 → 118All limited-service restaurants · +10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ascension 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 limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Ascension Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,105+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,656
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $91,549+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,485
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 51,055
- Daytime population
- 119,780Residents 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 fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Ascension Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Feliciana Parish, LA | 73 | 5 | 7.8 | $4.8M | −2.8% | #273 of 2,222 |
| 2De Soto Parish, LA | 66 | 9 | 8.6 | $3.7M | +2.0% | #511 of 2,222 |
| 3Evangeline Parish, LA | 62 | 7 | 5.6 | $5.2M | −1.0% | #637 of 2,222 |
| 4St. Charles Parish, LA | 62 | 20 | 10.7 | $3.7M | −3.7% | #644 of 2,222 |
| 5Livingston Parish, LA | 62 | 70 | 13.1 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #665 of 2,222 |
| 6St. Tammany Parish, LA | 61 | 141 | 13.4 | $3M | +5.3% | #710 of 2,222 |
| 7Beauregard Parish, LA | 59 | 15 | 10.9 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #786 of 2,222 |
| 8St. James Parish, LA | 58 | 8 | 10.6 | $3.5M | −5.9% | #811 of 2,222 |
| 9Sabine Parish, LA | 57 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.4M | −1.2% | #851 of 2,222 |
| 10Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 10 | 8.9 | $3.8M | −1.6% | #886 of 2,222 |
| 13Ascension Parish, LA | 55 | 72 | 15.1 | $2.8M | +6.4% | #954 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Ascension Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes68
- Sit-down restaurants77
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ascension Parish, LA?
Ascension Parish has 72 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ascension Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $203.4M a year, or $4,268 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,656 households in Ascension Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ascension Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Ascension Parish has 15.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ascension Parish would have about 67, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 404 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ascension Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ascension Parish at 135,105 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,656 households. The median household income in Ascension Parish is $91,549 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.7% 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. Ascension Parish scores 55 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #954 of 2,222 scored counties.
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