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Sit-down restaurants in Plaquemines Parish, LA

The sit-down restaurants in Plaquemines Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,540 of 2,405 scored counties
#32 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
49
6 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.6M
On food away from home · $3,973 a household
Spending per listing
$666K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
59.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,256
−5.3% since 2020

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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

At $3,973 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Plaquemines Parish spend about $32.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $666K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

Plaquemines Parish has 49 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Plaquemines Parish classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Plaquemines Parish.

Population estimates show Plaquemines Parish declined 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Plaquemines Parish scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,540 of 2,405 scored counties and #32 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Plaquemines 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 sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Sit-down restaurants in Plaquemines Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasurePlaquemines ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households59.660.161.3
Spending per listing$666K$577K$664K
Households per official establishment587585500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,973$3,469$4,070
Median household income$86,315$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
182
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
496 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$70K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Plaquemines 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.

Population and households in Plaquemines Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
22,256−5.3% since 2020
Households
8,218
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$86,315+50.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,930
Median home value
$282,900
Jobs located here
11,184
Daytime population
24,508Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Plaquemines Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA7920738.6$975K+8.5%#150 of 2,405
2Ascension Parish, LA7724751.8$823K+6.4%#206 of 2,405
3West Baton Rouge Parish, LA745550.1$776K+5.5%#287 of 2,405
4East Feliciana Parish, LA731320.3$1.8M−2.8%#289 of 2,405
5Beauregard Parish, LA724230.6$1.2M+0.2%#312 of 2,405
6St. James Parish, LA672735.8$1M−5.9%#450 of 2,405
7Winn Parish, LA661531.3$986K+9.1%#483 of 2,405
8Grant Parish, LA6579.4$3.7M−0.3%#508 of 2,405
9St. Helena Parish, LA63512.0$2.4M−1.2%#593 of 2,405
10Assumption Parish, LA632224.9$1.3M−5.9%#595 of 2,405
32Plaquemines Parish, LA424959.6$666K−5.3%#1,540 of 2,405

Other business types in Plaquemines Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Plaquemines Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 sit-down restaurants in Plaquemines Parish. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Plaquemines Parish, LA spend on food away from home?

About $32.6M a year, or $3,973 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $666K 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 8,218 households in Plaquemines Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Plaquemines Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Plaquemines Parish has 59.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $666K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Plaquemines Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Plaquemines Parish at 22,256 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,218 households. Median household income in Plaquemines Parish is $86,315, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.9%, 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. Plaquemines Parish scores 42 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,540 of 2,405 scored counties.

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