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Coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, AR

How Franklin County, AR 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,033 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On food away from home · $3,076 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,725
+3.5% 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

Households in Franklin County spend about $21.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,076 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.3M per cafe, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,033 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.19.211.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$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+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,076$3,400$4,070
Median household income$55,886$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4952

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
0All 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,725+3.5% since 2020
Households
7,048
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
609 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$55,886+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,644
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
4,764
Daytime population
15,317Residents 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 Franklin 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
13Franklin County, AR4957.1$4.3M+3.5%#1,033 of 2,063

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.7M a year, or $3,076 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 7,048 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 7.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.3M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 17,725 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,048 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $55,886, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Franklin County scores 49 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,033 of 2,063 scored counties.

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

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