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Sit-down restaurants in Louisiana

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 10,851; 3,162 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments: 3,085; +2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $6.3B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 60.1; 2% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $577K; 13% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #49 of 51; Market score 25 · Lower middle

A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are 10,851 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. Of those, 3,162 are chain locations, or 29%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 60.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $3,469 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Louisiana spend about $6.3B a year on food away from home. Spread across 10,851 sit-down restaurants, that is $577K per restaurant, 13% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Louisiana was 3,085 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 585 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 97 SBA-backed loans worth $63.7M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #49 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge metro area scores highest (50). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (80).

Every market in Louisiana for sit-down restaurants

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Baton Rouge, LA	50	1,895	57.0	$653K	+2.1%	#191 of 387
2Alexandria, LA	49	255	45.2	$739K	−2.5%	#193 of 387
3Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	48	377	47.2	$735K	−3.5%	#206 of 387
4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	39	715	68.0	$591K	+5.3%	#284 of 387
5Lake Charles, LA	35	551	59.9	$602K	−3.8%	#312 of 387
6Monroe, LA	33	437	50.2	$639K	−1.9%	#321 of 387
7Lafayette, LA	33	1,025	62.4	$556K	+3.8%	#323 of 387
8Hammond, LA	32	283	54.4	$608K	+5.8%	#327 of 387
9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31	884	56.3	$589K	−2.3%	#341 of 387
10New Orleans-Metairie, LA	9	3,190	80.0	$444K	−3.4%	#386 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	80	42	30.6	$1.2M	+0.2%	#16 of 538
2Opelousas, LA	49	133	41.3	$705K	−1.9%	#269 of 538
3New Iberia, LA	48	120	44.7	$717K	−4.6%	#286 of 538
4Bogalusa, LA	48	78	44.0	$670K	−0.9%	#290 of 538
Natchez, MS-LA	33	115	55.5	$522K	−0.9%	#447 of 538
5Morgan City, LA	30	107	58.0	$537K	−5.3%	#466 of 538
6Ruston, LA	30	118	63.8	$471K	+0.1%	#467 of 538
7Minden, LA	27	72	50.2	$562K	−5.2%	#482 of 538
8Natchitoches, LA	22	83	57.2	$540K	−3.5%	#515 of 538

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA	79	207	38.6	$975K	+8.5%	#150 of 2,405
2Ascension Parish, LA	77	247	51.8	$823K	+6.4%	#206 of 2,405
3West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	74	55	50.1	$776K	+5.5%	#287 of 2,405
4East Feliciana Parish, LA	73	13	20.3	$1.8M	−2.8%	#289 of 2,405
5Beauregard Parish, LA	72	42	30.6	$1.2M	+0.2%	#312 of 2,405
6St. James Parish, LA	67	27	35.8	$1M	−5.9%	#450 of 2,405
7Winn Parish, LA	66	15	31.3	$986K	+9.1%	#483 of 2,405
8Grant Parish, LA	65	7	9.4	$3.7M	−0.3%	#508 of 2,405
9St. Helena Parish, LA	63	5	12.0	$2.4M	−1.2%	#593 of 2,405
10Assumption Parish, LA	63	22	24.9	$1.3M	−5.9%	#595 of 2,405
11Vermilion Parish, LA	62	79	36.2	$902K	+1.3%	#653 of 2,405
12De Soto Parish, LA	62	41	39.0	$820K	+2.0%	#671 of 2,405
13Jackson Parish, LA	62	21	37.7	$768K	+5.6%	#682 of 2,405
14Lafourche Parish, LA	60	142	37.6	$931K	−2.0%	#735 of 2,405
15St. Charles Parish, LA	58	88	47.3	$842K	−3.7%	#810 of 2,405
16Evangeline Parish, LA	57	39	31.0	$927K	−1.0%	#846 of 2,405
17Franklin Parish, LA	56	24	31.9	$955K	−3.6%	#887 of 2,405
18LaSalle Parish, LA	54	23	45.6	$759K	+2.2%	#991 of 2,405
19Iberville Parish, LA	53	48	42.5	$787K	−1.6%	#1,034 of 2,405
20Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	52	52	43.1	$769K	−2.4%	#1,085 of 2,405
21Union Parish, LA	49	30	35.3	$826K	−2.5%	#1,202 of 2,405
22Vernon Parish, LA	49	75	41.0	$783K	−7.3%	#1,207 of 2,405
23Allen Parish, LA	48	32	40.7	$719K	0.0%	#1,270 of 2,405
24Bossier Parish, LA	48	290	57.1	$634K	+2.5%	#1,287 of 2,405
25Morehouse Parish, LA	47	34	34.8	$820K	−6.9%	#1,296 of 2,405

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	45	70	46.2	$733K	−5.9%	#1,412 of 2,405
27St. Martin Parish, LA	45	93	47.5	$693K	−1.0%	#1,420 of 2,405
28St. Landry Parish, LA	44	133	41.3	$705K	−1.9%	#1,457 of 2,405
29St. Tammany Parish, LA	44	715	68.0	$591K	+5.3%	#1,476 of 2,405
30Washington Parish, LA	43	78	44.0	$670K	−0.9%	#1,494 of 2,405
31Iberia Parish, LA	42	120	44.7	$717K	−4.6%	#1,523 of 2,405
32Plaquemines Parish, LA	42	49	59.6	$666K	−5.3%	#1,540 of 2,405
33Bienville Parish, LA	41	21	37.8	$704K	−5.0%	#1,580 of 2,405
34Sabine Parish, LA	40	42	47.8	$657K	−1.2%	#1,634 of 2,405
35Rapides Parish, LA	39	248	50.7	$657K	−2.9%	#1,683 of 2,405
36Tangipahoa Parish, LA	38	283	54.4	$608K	+5.8%	#1,733 of 2,405
37Avoyelles Parish, LA	37	65	45.0	$631K	−4.3%	#1,766 of 2,405
38Lafayette Parish, LA	37	738	73.1	$498K	+6.5%	#1,783 of 2,405
39Calcasieu Parish, LA	36	487	62.5	$583K	−3.7%	#1,806 of 2,405
40East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	36	1,222	68.9	$525K	+0.1%	#1,814 of 2,405
41Terrebonne Parish, LA	35	235	55.8	$617K	−4.8%	#1,836 of 2,405
42Acadia Parish, LA	35	115	52.0	$578K	−0.8%	#1,842 of 2,405
43St. Bernard Parish, LA	35	96	59.2	$567K	+4.1%	#1,845 of 2,405
44Ouachita Parish, LA	34	331	53.8	$614K	−1.0%	#1,883 of 2,405
45Concordia Parish, LA	33	32	47.2	$612K	−4.0%	#1,923 of 2,405
46Richland Parish, LA	33	42	58.0	$558K	−2.2%	#1,927 of 2,405
47West Feliciana Parish, LA	31	26	64.6	$600K	−0.7%	#1,997 of 2,405
48Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	30	50	60.0	$599K	−5.6%	#2,039 of 2,405
49Caddo Parish, LA	28	553	57.7	$549K	−5.4%	#2,118 of 2,405
50Claiborne Parish, LA	27	17	33.0	$762K	−5.3%	#2,139 of 2,405
51Lincoln Parish, LA	26	118	63.8	$471K	+0.1%	#2,183 of 2,405
52St. Mary Parish, LA	25	107	58.0	$537K	−5.3%	#2,202 of 2,405
53Jefferson Parish, LA	25	1,181	66.7	$536K	−1.9%	#2,203 of 2,405
54Webster Parish, LA	23	72	50.2	$562K	−5.2%	#2,249 of 2,405
55Natchitoches Parish, LA	19	83	57.2	$540K	−3.5%	#2,323 of 2,405
56Orleans Parish, LA	10	1,679	107.8	$323K	−5.5%	#2,395 of 2,405
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	12	39.3	$699K	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	10	26.9	$1.2M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	9	23.4	$1.3M	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	15	46.9	$615K	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	18	58.1	$527K	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	9	34.4	$776K	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	12	59.5	$636K	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	7	44.4	$558K	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Louisiana?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10,851 sit-down restaurants in Louisiana. 3,162 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 3,085 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts list 959 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on food away from home?

About $6.3B a year, or $3,469 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10,851 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $577K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Louisiana has 60.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $577K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Louisiana would have about 9,433, against 10,851 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 585 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge metro area scores highest, at 50 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 56 scored counties in Louisiana, Livingston Parish scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 25 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #49 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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