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Coffee shops and cafes in Bartow County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #177 of 2,063 scored counties
#22 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
36
15 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
14
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$159.1M
On food away from home · $3,897 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,800
+10.5% 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

Bartow County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #177 of 2,063 scored counties and #22 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

At $3,897 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Bartow County spend about $159.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 36 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.4M per cafe, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Bartow County has 36 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bartow County in 2023. That is one for every 2,916 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $625K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bartow County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartow County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bartow County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Bartow County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBartow CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.89.011.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,9161,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,897$3,917$4,070
Median household income$82,243$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
171
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$625K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bartow 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 Bartow County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,800+10.5% since 2020
Households
40,819
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,843
Median home value
$289,000
Jobs located here
44,974
Daytime population
102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA9364.6$9.5M+6.8%#7 of 2,063
2Paulding County, GA93325.3$8.1M+12.7%#9 of 2,063
3Monroe County, GA9165.7$7.1M+14.1%#17 of 2,063
4Effingham County, GA90104.1$9.9M+14.1%#20 of 2,063
5Newton County, GA88215.1$7.3M+11.2%#30 of 2,063
6Bryan County, GA8484.8$9.3M+15.6%#54 of 2,063
7Douglas County, GA83224.2$9.2M+6.6%#59 of 2,063
8Peach County, GA8354.7$7.7M+6.5%#63 of 2,063
9Barrow County, GA83165.2$7.3M+18.7%#64 of 2,063
10Pike County, GA8357.4$5.4M+10.5%#69 of 2,063
22Bartow County, GA76368.8$4.4M+10.5%#177 of 2,063

Other business types in Bartow County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bartow County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 coffee shops and cafes in Bartow County. 15 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $159.1M a year, or $3,897 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bartow County has 8.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bartow County would have about 43, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,916 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 76 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #177 of 2,063 scored counties.

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