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Coffee shops and cafes in Bibb County, AL

How Bibb County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,805 of 2,063 scored counties
#43 of 46 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On food away from home · $3,061 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,262
+0.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Bibb County is 28 (lower middle), #1,805 of 2,063 scored counties and #43 of 46 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bibb County spend about $23.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,061 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 9% 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 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bibb County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bibb County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bibb County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bibb 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Bibb County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBibb CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.17.711.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a2,5481,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+61.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,061$3,519$4,070
Median household income$52,541$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bibb 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 Bibb County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,262+0.4% since 2020
Households
7,704
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$52,541+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,481
Median home value
$145,700
Jobs located here
4,818
Daytime population
18,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Bibb County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL88297.1$5.7M+18.0%#34 of 2,063
2St. Clair County, AL87154.3$8.6M+7.1%#39 of 2,063
3Shelby County, AL79566.4$6.9M+6.5%#115 of 2,063
4Elmore County, AL78216.4$5.9M+4.2%#139 of 2,063
5Chilton County, AL7784.5$7.5M+5.9%#149 of 2,063
6Jackson County, AL7483.7$8.5M+3.3%#196 of 2,063
7Autauga County, AL74135.7$6.6M+5.1%#201 of 2,063
8Blount County, AL71125.4$6.3M+1.8%#268 of 2,063
9Talladega County, AL6982.4$13.3M+0.3%#313 of 2,063
10Tuscaloosa County, AL69637.0$5.1M+3.8%#330 of 2,063
43Bibb County, AL2879.1$3.4M+0.4%#1,805 of 2,063

Other business types in Bibb County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bibb County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Bibb County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bibb County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bibb County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $23.6M a year, or $3,061 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 7,704 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bibb County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Bibb County has 9.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bibb County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Bibb County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Bibb County at 22,262 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,704 households. Median household income in Bibb County is $52,541, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.5%, 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. Bibb County scores 28 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,805 of 2,063 scored counties.

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