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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 141
- 119 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $422.3M
- On food away from home · $4,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $422.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 141 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 141 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 119 are chain locations, or 84%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 215 businesses with payroll in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.9% from 2019. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area.
Population estimates show the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is 62 (upper middle), #123 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 489 | 480 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.9% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,019 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 215All limited-service restaurants · +16.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $79.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area, 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 62 | 141 | 13.4 | $3M | +5.3% | #123 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 38 | 81 | 15.6 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #274 of 387 |
| 3Baton Rouge, LA | 32 | 501 | 15.1 | $2.5M | +2.1% | #300 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 32 | 250 | 15.2 | $2.3M | +3.8% | #303 of 387 |
| 5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 27 | 135 | 16.9 | $2.1M | −3.5% | #331 of 387 |
| 6Monroe, LA | 25 | 132 | 15.2 | $2.1M | −1.9% | #342 of 387 |
| 7New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 21 | 568 | 14.3 | $2.5M | −3.4% | #353 of 387 |
| 8Alexandria, LA | 21 | 85 | 15.1 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #356 of 387 |
| 9Lake Charles, LA | 19 | 167 | 18.1 | $2M | −3.8% | #362 of 387 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 14 | 229 | 14.6 | $2.3M | −2.3% | #375 of 387 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 fast food and sandwich shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 119 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $422.3M a year, or $4,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 138, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 62 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #123 of 387 scored metro areas.
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