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Coffee shops and cafes in DeKalb County, AL
The coffee shops and cafes in DeKalb County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,066 of 2,063 scored counties
#31 of 46 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $78.8M
- On food away from home · $3,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,085
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in DeKalb County comes to about $78.8M a year: $3,011 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.2M per cafe, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
DeKalb County has 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 28%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 5,236 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeKalb County.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,066 of 2,063 scored counties and #31 of 46 scored counties in Alabama.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 5,236 | 2,548 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,011 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $51,204 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $373K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,085+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 26,181
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $51,204+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,235
- Median home value
- $152,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,918
- Daytime population
- 67,317Residents 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 |
| 31DeKalb County, AL | 49 | 25 | 9.5 | $3.2M | +3.4% | #1,066 of 2,063 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops57
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in DeKalb County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 coffee shops and cafes in DeKalb County. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in DeKalb County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $78.8M a year, or $3,011 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 26,181 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
DeKalb County has 9.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 21, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,236 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, AL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 74,085 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,181 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $51,204, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. DeKalb County scores 49 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,066 of 2,063 scored counties.
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