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Sit-down restaurants in West Feliciana Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in West Feliciana Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,997 of 2,405 scored counties
#47 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
26
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On food away from home · $3,876 a household
Spending per listing
$600K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
64.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,134
−0.7% 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

West Feliciana Parish scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,997 of 2,405 scored counties and #47 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in West Feliciana Parish comes to about $15.6M a year: $3,876 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $600K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 26 sit-down restaurants on map listings in West Feliciana Parish as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 64.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in West Feliciana Parish was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates show West Feliciana Parish declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWest Feliciana ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households64.660.161.3
Spending per listing$600K$577K$664K
Households per official establishment366585500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,876$3,469$4,070
Median household income$77,452$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3125

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
429
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
265 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 full-service restaurants in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
15,134−0.7% since 2020
Households
4,026
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$77,452+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,166
Median home value
$245,700
Jobs located here
6,486
Daytime population
17,076Residents 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 West Feliciana 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
47West Feliciana Parish, LA312664.6$600K−0.7%#1,997 of 2,405

Other business types in West Feliciana Parish

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 sit-down restaurants in West Feliciana Parish. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

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

About $15.6M a year, or $3,876 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $600K 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 4,026 households in West Feliciana Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

West Feliciana Parish has 64.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $600K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, West Feliciana Parish would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is West Feliciana Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put West Feliciana Parish at 15,134 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,026 households. Median household income in West Feliciana Parish is $77,452, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. West Feliciana Parish scores 31 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,997 of 2,405 scored counties.

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