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Coffee shops and cafes in Elmore County, AL
The coffee shops and cafes in Elmore County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #139 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 46 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 21
- 10 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $123.1M
- On food away from home · $3,746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,577
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Elmore County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #139 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 46 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 coffee shops and cafes in Elmore County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 48%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Elmore County comes to about $123.1M a year: $3,746 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.9M per cafe, 58% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elmore County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,286 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Population estimates put the population change in Elmore County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elmore 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 | Elmore County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,286 | 2,548 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,746 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,243 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,577+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,856
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $78,243+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $223,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,312
- Daytime population
- 74,014Residents 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 |
Other business types in Elmore County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes68
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops77
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Elmore County, AL?
There are 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Elmore County as of September 2026. 10 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in Elmore County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $123.1M a year, or $3,746 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,856 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Elmore County has 6.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.9M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Elmore County would have about 33, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,286 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Elmore County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 91,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,856 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $78,243 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Elmore County scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #139 of 2,063 scored counties.
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