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Coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County, AL
The coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,048 of 2,063 scored counties
#46 of 46 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On food away from home · $3,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,872
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Fayette County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #2,048 of 2,063 scored counties and #46 of 46 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 16% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,075 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $19.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 8 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.4M per cafe, 35% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Fayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Fayette County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 2,548 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,075 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,488 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 67 |
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
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,872−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,255
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $49,488+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,822
- Median home value
- $125,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,914
- Daytime population
- 12,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Fayette County marked.
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 |
| 46Fayette County, AL | 10 | 8 | 12.8 | $2.4M | −2.8% | #2,048 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes10
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Fayette County, AL?
Fayette County has 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $19.2M a year, or $3,075 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 6,255 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Fayette 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 $2.4M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Fayette County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Fayette County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 15,872 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $49,488 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 10 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,048 of 2,063 scored counties.
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