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Coffee shops and cafes in Bulloch County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,286 of 2,063 scored counties
#68 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
33
21 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
18
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$102.5M
On food away from home · $3,321 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,949
+8.8% 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

At $3,321 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Bulloch County spend about $102.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 33 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.1M per cafe, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bulloch County as of September 2026. 21 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bulloch County in 2023. That is one for every 1,714 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $550K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bulloch County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bulloch County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bulloch County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,286 of 2,063 scored counties and #68 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.

How Bulloch 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 Bulloch County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBulloch CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.79.011.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,7141,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,321$3,917$4,070
Median household income$58,810$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4370

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 18All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3321 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$550K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
86,949+8.8% since 2020
Households
30,856
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
676 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,460
Median home value
$222,500
Jobs located here
27,528
Daytime population
78,673Residents 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 Bulloch 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
68Bulloch County, GA433310.7$3.1M+8.8%#1,286 of 2,063

Other business types in Bulloch County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 coffee shops and cafes in Bulloch County. 21 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 18 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $102.5M a year, or $3,321 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bulloch County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 28, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,714 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 43 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,286 of 2,063 scored counties.

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