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Coffee shops and cafes in Conway County, AR
The coffee shops and cafes in Conway County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,624 of 2,063 scored counties
#28 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On food away from home · $3,058 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,393
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Conway County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,624 of 2,063 scored counties and #28 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Conway County comes to about $25.3M a year: $3,058 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per cafe, 32% 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 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Conway County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Conway County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,070 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Conway County. Population estimates show Conway County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Conway County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Conway County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,070 | 2,013 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +49.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,058 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,187 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $465K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Conway 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 Conway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,393+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,279
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,187+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,745
- Median home value
- $154,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,583
- Daytime population
- 19,452Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Conway County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 78 | 31 | 6.2 | $6.1M | +7.6% | #137 of 2,063 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 67 | 23 | 8.1 | $4.5M | +3.5% | #385 of 2,063 |
| 3Benton County, AR | 65 | 124 | 11.1 | $3.9M | +16.0% | #449 of 2,063 |
| 4Hot Spring County, AR | 63 | 6 | 4.9 | $6.4M | +1.1% | #493 of 2,063 |
| 5Miller County, AR | 60 | 7 | 4.3 | $7M | −0.5% | #587 of 2,063 |
| 6Jefferson County, AR | 54 | 13 | 5.4 | $5.6M | −5.7% | #833 of 2,063 |
| 7Cleburne County, AR | 54 | 8 | 7.6 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #852 of 2,063 |
| 8Greene County, AR | 54 | 16 | 8.9 | $3.6M | +3.4% | #863 of 2,063 |
| 9Logan County, AR | 53 | 6 | 7.0 | $4.7M | +2.5% | #881 of 2,063 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 53 | 24 | 10.3 | $3.2M | +4.1% | #916 of 2,063 |
| 28Conway County, AR | 34 | 10 | 12.1 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #1,624 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Conway County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza47
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
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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 Conway County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Conway County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Conway County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $25.3M a year, or $3,058 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 8,279 households in Conway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Conway County, AR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Conway County has 12.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Conway County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,070 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Conway County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Conway County at 21,393 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,279 households. Median household income in Conway County is $54,187, 33% 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. Conway County scores 34 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,624 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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