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Coffee shops and cafes in Cross County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cross County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On food away from home · $3,170 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,186
−3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 coffee shops and cafes in Cross County. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Cross County comes to about $20.5M a year: $3,170 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per cafe, 39% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cross County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cross County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Cross County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cross 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Cross County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCross CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.29.211.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a2,0131,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+49.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,170$3,400$4,070
Median household income$50,863$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
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 Cross 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 Cross County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,186−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,483
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,643
Median home value
$117,500
Jobs located here
4,707
Daytime population
14,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cross County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR78316.2$6.1M+7.6%#137 of 2,063
2Lonoke County, AR67238.1$4.5M+3.5%#385 of 2,063
3Benton County, AR6512411.1$3.9M+16.0%#449 of 2,063
4Hot Spring County, AR6364.9$6.4M+1.1%#493 of 2,063
5Miller County, AR6074.3$7M−0.5%#587 of 2,063
6Jefferson County, AR54135.4$5.6M−5.7%#833 of 2,063
7Cleburne County, AR5487.6$4.1M+3.9%#852 of 2,063
8Greene County, AR54168.9$3.6M+3.4%#863 of 2,063
9Logan County, AR5367.0$4.7M+2.5%#881 of 2,063
10Crawford County, AR532410.3$3.2M+4.1%#916 of 2,063
Cross County, ARNot scored46.2$5.1M−3.6%

Other business types in Cross County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cross County, AR?

There are 4 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cross County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cross County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cross County, AR spend on food away from home?

About $20.5M a year, or $3,170 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cross County, AR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Cross County has 6.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cross County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Cross County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% 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. Cross County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Cross County

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