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Coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County, AL
How Monroe 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,416 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 46 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On food away from home · $2,856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,965
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $2,856 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $21M a year on food away from home. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.2M per cafe, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,454 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Monroe County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,416 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 46 scored counties in Alabama.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,454 | 2,548 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,856 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,292 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,965−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,363
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,026 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $42,292+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,409
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,784
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
| 39Monroe County, AL | 39 | 5 | 6.8 | $4.2M | −3.8% | #1,416 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Monroe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- 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 Monroe County, AL?
There are 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $21M a year, or $2,856 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 7,363 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Monroe County has 6.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.2M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Monroe County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,454 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 18,965 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,363 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $42,292 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Monroe County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,416 of 2,063 scored counties.
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