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Coffee shops and cafes in Lawrence County, AR

The coffee shops and cafes in Lawrence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,303 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On food away from home · $2,988 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,273
+0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 coffee shops and cafes in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Lawrence County comes to about $19.8M a year: $2,988 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4M per cafe, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lawrence County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,204 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.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Lawrence County is 42 (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.69.211.0
Spending per listing$4M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2042,0131,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+49.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,988$3,400$4,070
Median household income$44,882$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4252

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$755K
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
5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,273+0.3% since 2020
Households
6,613
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,373
Median home value
$98,900
Jobs located here
4,103
Daytime population
14,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Lawrence 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
18Lawrence County, AR4257.6$4M+0.3%#1,303 of 2,063

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Lawrence County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings 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.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $2,988 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 7.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,204 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,063 scored counties.

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