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Coffee shops and cafes in Burke County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,082 of 2,063 scored counties
#59 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30.4M
On food away from home · $3,312 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,408
−0.9% 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

Households in Burke County spend about $30.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,312 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.1M per cafe, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Burke County has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burke County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Burke County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Burke County is 48 (lower middle), #1,082 of 2,063 scored counties and #59 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.

How Burke 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 Burke County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBurke CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.59.011.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,312$3,917$4,070
Median household income$53,014$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4870

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Burke 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 Burke County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,408−0.9% since 2020
Households
9,184
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$53,014+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,205
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
9,829
Daytime population
24,943Residents 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 Burke 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
59Burke County, GA4866.5$5.1M−0.9%#1,082 of 2,063

Other business types in Burke County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 coffee shops and cafes in Burke County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burke County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $30.4M a year, or $3,312 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 9,184 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burke County has 6.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Burke County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Burke County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Burke County at 24,408 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,184 households. Median household income in Burke County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Burke County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,082 of 2,063 scored counties.

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