The State of Local Restaurants 2020
LOUISIANA
We analyzed transactions for every day of the 2019 calendar year at 36,000 local restaurants across the United States, including Louisiana. This resulted in a comprehensive examination of when local restaurants do the most business, when they serve the most diners, and what 2020 may look like when it comes to eating local.
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What we learned about local restaurant sales in Louisiana
Louisiana is the 17th-ranked state for average daily restaurant revenue in the country, generating right around the national average in daily revenue.
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How much do restaurants in Louisiana make on an average day?
On a typical day, the average restaurant in Louisiana brought in $1,389 in revenue. The average restaurant also processed about 52 daily transactions at an average of $26.78 per ticket.
| Sales Revenue | Transactions | Ticket Size |
| $1,389 | 52 | $26.78 |
| National Rank: 17 | National Rank: 12 | National Rank: 29 |
What days of the week are busiest for Louisiana restaurants?
Fridays and Saturdays are money makers at restaurants across the US, and that trend continues for Louisiana.
Fridays were especially huge, with 20% of all restaurant revenue in Louisiana coming in on that day alone. On the other hand, Mondays were the slowest day of the week for Louisiana restaurants, with only 10% of revenue generated that day.
Louisiana restaurants processed an average of 63 daily transactions on Fridays, more than any other day of the week.
Louisianians spend more per transaction on weekends, with Saturdays boasting the largest average ticket of the week at $30.00 per ticket. Average ticket price is lowest on Mondays, when diners spent an average of $6.05 less than on Saturdays.
What time of year do Louisiana restaurants make the most money?
Louisianians enjoy dining out regardless of the season, but what does the average year look like from week to week at restaurants in Louisiana? Let's take a look.
The months around spring break and, of course, Mardi Gras were huge for restaurants in the Pelican State. March was the biggest month of the year overall, and 5 of the top 10 weeks of the year were from February through early April.
While March may have been the biggest month of the year overall, Mother's Day was responsible for the single-biggest week of the year for Louisiana restaurants: May 6th through the 12th.
Top 5 days for Louisiana restaurants
The Saturday before Mardi Gras was the biggest day of the year for Louisiana restaurants from a single-day perspective, while the Friday before was the 5th biggest day. Each of the rest of the top days of the year were during the months of March and April.
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
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4/6/19 |
3/30/19 |
4/19/19 Easter Weekend |
3/1/19 |
| Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Friday | Friday |
Louisiana restaurants on prominent days
Restaurants rely on holidays and events to drive big sales days for their business. Here's how prominent days rank compared to the average day.
| Day rank based on total sales | How much did restaurants that were open make? | ||||||||
| Day | Day Rank | Total rev vs avg | % of restaurants open | Avg rev | Rev vs avg | Avg txns | Txns vs avg | Avg ticket | Ticket vs avg |
| New Year's Day | 361 | -43% | 46% | $1,437 | 4% | 53 | 2% | $27.29 | 2% |
| Super Bowl Sunday | 204 | -10% | 62% | $1,670 | 20% | 60 | 16% | $27.69 | 3% |
| Valentine's Day | 53 | 38% | 88% | $1,828 | 32% | 59 | 14% | $31.06 | 16% |
| St. Patrick's Day | 99 | 15% | 66% | $2,033 | 46% | 67 | 30% | $30.12 | 13% |
| Friday before Easter | 4 | 67% | 90% | $2,144 | 54% | 66 | 27% | $32.46 | 21% |
| Saturday before Easter | 19 | 52% | 88% | $2,021 | 46% | 62 | 20% | $32.48 | 21% |
| Easter Sunday | 150 | 0% | 53% | $2,204 | 59% | 59 | 15% | $37.10 | 39% |
| Cinco de Mayo | 116 | 9% | 66% | $1,913 | 38% | 66 | 27% | $29.01 | 8% |
| Friday before Mother's Day | 15 | 54% | 95% | $1,887 | 36% | 64 | 23% | $29.67 | 11% |
| Saturday before Mother's Day | 11 | 59% | 90% | $2,049 | 48% | 61 | 18% | $33.58 | 25% |
| Mother's Day | 22 | 50% | 69% | $2,513 | 81% | 64 | 24% | $39.07 | 46% |
| Friday before Memorial Day | 26 | 48% | 99% | $1,746 | 26% | 63 | 21% | $27.74 | 4% |
| Saturday before Memorial Day | 23 | 50% | 90% | $1,935 | 39% | 62 | 20% | $30.99 | 16% |
| Memorial Day | 296 | -25% | 64% | $1,371 | -1% | 54 | 3% | $25.62 | -4% |
| Friday before Father's Day | 24 | 48% | 100% | $1,728 | 24% | 62 | 19% | $28.07 | 5% |
| Saturday before Father's Day | 27 | 48% | 94% | $1,829 | 32% | 58 | 13% | $31.30 | 17% |
| Father's Day | 117 | 9% | 70% | $1,809 | 30% | 56 | 8% | $32.42 | 21% |
| 4th of July | 261 | -19% | 55% | $1,720 | 24% | 68 | 32% | $25.16 | -6% |
| Friday before Labor Day | 35 | 45% | 97% | $1,731 | 25% | 64 | 23% | $27.16 | 1% |
| Saturday before Labor Day | 44 | 41% | 89% | $1,843 | 33% | 65 | 25% | $28.36 | 6% |
| Labor Day | 315 | -28% | 58% | $1,434 | 3% | 55 | 6% | $26.02 | -3% |
| Halloween | 226 | -15% | 89% | $1,118 | -20% | 46 | -12% | $24.38 | -9% |
| Thanksgiving Eve | 113 | 9% | 84% | $1,506 | 8% | 52 | 0% | $29.03 | 8% |
| Thanksgiving | 364 | -60% | 29% | $1,625 | 17% | 61 | 19% | $26.45 | -1% |
| Christmas Eve | 357 | -41% | 51% | $1,332 | -4% | 45 | -13% | $29.57 | 10% |
| Christmas Day | 365 | -72% | 23% | $1,424 | 3% | 49 | -6% | $29.22 | 9% |
| New Year's Eve | 207 | -11% | 70% | $1,479 | 7% | 51 | -2% | $29.19 | 9% |
Methodology
Womply analyzed daily revenue for over 36,000 restaurants in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, for all 365 days of the 2019 calendar year. Restaurants were only included in the analysis if they qualified as small businesses, Womply had a full year of transaction history, and the business recorded multiple transactions per day, on average.