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Coffee shops and cafes in Pulaski County, AR
The coffee shops and cafes in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #970 of 2,063 scored counties
#12 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 144
- 70 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $612.1M
- On food away from home · $3,550 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pulaski County spend about $612.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,550 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per cafe, 15% 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 144 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,834 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. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pulaski County.
Population estimates show Pulaski County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pulaski County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #970 of 2,063 scored counties and #12 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,834 | 2,013 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +49.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,550 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 94All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,064
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14470 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 12Pulaski County, AR | 51 | 144 | 8.4 | $4.3M | +1.3% | #970 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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 Pulaski County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 coffee shops and cafes in Pulaski County. 70 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $612.1M a year, or $3,550 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pulaski County has 8.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.3M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 165, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,834 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #970 of 2,063 scored counties.
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