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Coffee shops and cafes in Baldwin County, AL
The coffee shops and cafes in Baldwin County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,115 of 2,063 scored counties
#32 of 46 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 126
- 35 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +55.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $380.6M
- On food away from home · $3,861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Baldwin County spend about $380.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,861 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 126 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Baldwin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Baldwin County was 76 in 2023, up 55.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Baldwin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baldwin County grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Baldwin County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,115 of 2,063 scored counties and #32 of 46 scored counties in Alabama.
How Baldwin County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops 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 | Baldwin County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,297 | 2,548 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +55.1% | +61.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,861 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 76All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +55.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 685
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12635 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Baldwin County, 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Baldwin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 88 | 29 | 7.1 | $5.7M | +18.0% | #34 of 2,063 |
| 2St. Clair County, AL | 87 | 15 | 4.3 | $8.6M | +7.1% | #39 of 2,063 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 79 | 56 | 6.4 | $6.9M | +6.5% | #115 of 2,063 |
| 4Elmore County, AL | 78 | 21 | 6.4 | $5.9M | +4.2% | #139 of 2,063 |
| 5Chilton County, AL | 77 | 8 | 4.5 | $7.5M | +5.9% | #149 of 2,063 |
| 6Jackson County, AL | 74 | 8 | 3.7 | $8.5M | +3.3% | #196 of 2,063 |
| 7Autauga County, AL | 74 | 13 | 5.7 | $6.6M | +5.1% | #201 of 2,063 |
| 8Blount County, AL | 71 | 12 | 5.4 | $6.3M | +1.8% | #268 of 2,063 |
| 9Talladega County, AL | 69 | 8 | 2.4 | $13.3M | +0.3% | #313 of 2,063 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 69 | 63 | 7.0 | $5.1M | +3.8% | #330 of 2,063 |
| 32Baldwin County, AL | 48 | 126 | 12.8 | $3M | +14.8% | #1,115 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Baldwin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Baldwin County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 coffee shops and cafes in Baldwin County. 35 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 55.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $380.6M a year, or $3,861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Baldwin County has 12.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 103, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,115 of 2,063 scored counties.
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