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Coffee shops and cafes in Hot Spring County, AR
The coffee shops and cafes in Hot Spring County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #493 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $38.7M
- On food away from home · $3,141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,451
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 coffee shops and cafes in Hot Spring County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Hot Spring County spend about $38.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,141 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per cafe, 74% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Hot Spring County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,078 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hot Spring County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Hot Spring County is 63 (upper middle), #493 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hot Spring 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 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,078 | 2,013 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +49.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,141 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,405 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $117K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,451+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,310
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 615 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $55,405+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,323
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,843
- Daytime population
- 28,215Residents 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 Hot Spring 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 |
Other business types in Hot Spring County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes63
- 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 Hot Spring County, AR?
There are 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hot Spring County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. 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. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in Hot Spring County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $38.7M a year, or $3,141 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 12,310 households in Hot Spring County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hot Spring County, AR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hot Spring County has 4.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.4M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hot Spring County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,078 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Hot Spring County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hot Spring County at 33,451 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,310 households. The median household income in Hot Spring County is $55,405 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Hot Spring County scores 63 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #493 of 2,063 scored counties.
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