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Restaurants and cafes in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #255 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 1,243
- 463 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 581
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $422.3M
- On food away from home · $4,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 118.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,019 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $422.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $340K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 1,243 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 463 are chain locations, or 37%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 118.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 581 businesses with payroll in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 181 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 135 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $28.4M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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 restaurants and cafes in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is 41 (lower middle), #255 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 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 restaurants 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 118.3 | 110.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $314K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 181 | 225 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +5.8% | +6.0% |
| 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 | 41 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 581+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,478
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $236.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,243463 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 36
- Amount
- $28.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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.
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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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexandria, LA | 44 | 493 | 87.4 | $382K | −2.5% | #228 of 387 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 43 | 3,427 | 103.0 | $361K | +2.1% | #240 of 387 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 41 | 1,243 | 118.3 | $340K | +5.3% | #255 of 387 |
| 4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 38 | 796 | 99.6 | $348K | −3.5% | #276 of 387 |
| 5Monroe, LA | 35 | 812 | 93.3 | $344K | −1.9% | #296 of 387 |
| 6Hammond, LA | 34 | 525 | 101.0 | $328K | +5.8% | #306 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 31 | 1,854 | 112.8 | $307K | +3.8% | #330 of 387 |
| 8Lake Charles, LA | 29 | 1,035 | 112.4 | $320K | −3.8% | #338 of 387 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 25 | 1,593 | 101.4 | $327K | −2.3% | #354 of 387 |
| 10New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | 5,929 | 148.8 | $239K | −3.4% | #387 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 restaurants and cafes are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,243 restaurants and cafes in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 463 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 581 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. Official counts list 135 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 1,243 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $340K per restaurant. 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 restaurants and cafes?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 118.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $340K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 1,139, against 1,243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 181 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% 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 41 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #255 of 387 scored metro areas.
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