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Fast food and sandwich shops in Washington Parish, LA
How Washington Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,206 of 2,222 scored counties
#16 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 16
- 14 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.3M
- On food away from home · $2,951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,937
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Washington Parish. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 88%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Washington Parish comes to about $52.3M a year: $2,951 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% above 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.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Washington Parish in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 656 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 list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington Parish declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Washington Parish is 48 (lower middle), #1,206 of 2,222 scored counties and #16 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Washington 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 656 | 480 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,951 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $45,380 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 27All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 607
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 limited-service restaurants in Washington 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 Washington Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,937−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,716
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 670 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,107
- Daytime population
- 37,595Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| 16Washington Parish, LA | 48 | 16 | 9.0 | $3.3M | −0.9% | #1,206 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Washington Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Washington Parish, LA?
Washington Parish has 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $52.3M a year, or $2,951 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Washington Parish has 9.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 656 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 48 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,206 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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