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Coffee shops and cafes in Cherokee County, GA
How Cherokee County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #103 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 75
- 37 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +58.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $471.2M
- On food away from home · $4,642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #103 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $471.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,642 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 75 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.3M per cafe, 70% 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 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cherokee County in 2023, up 58.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,781 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, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cherokee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,781 | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +58.3% | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,642 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 57All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +58.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,038
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 93 | 6 | 4.6 | $9.5M | +6.8% | #7 of 2,063 |
| 2Paulding County, GA | 93 | 32 | 5.3 | $8.1M | +12.7% | #9 of 2,063 |
| 3Monroe County, GA | 91 | 6 | 5.7 | $7.1M | +14.1% | #17 of 2,063 |
| 4Effingham County, GA | 90 | 10 | 4.1 | $9.9M | +14.1% | #20 of 2,063 |
| 5Newton County, GA | 88 | 21 | 5.1 | $7.3M | +11.2% | #30 of 2,063 |
| 6Bryan County, GA | 84 | 8 | 4.8 | $9.3M | +15.6% | #54 of 2,063 |
| 7Douglas County, GA | 83 | 22 | 4.2 | $9.2M | +6.6% | #59 of 2,063 |
| 8Peach County, GA | 83 | 5 | 4.7 | $7.7M | +6.5% | #63 of 2,063 |
| 9Barrow County, GA | 83 | 16 | 5.2 | $7.3M | +18.7% | #64 of 2,063 |
| 10Pike County, GA | 83 | 5 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +10.5% | #69 of 2,063 |
| 11Cherokee County, GA | 80 | 75 | 7.4 | $6.3M | +11.6% | #103 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cherokee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes79
- Sit-down restaurants78
- Fast food and sandwich shops75
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes80
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
Groceries and convenience
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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 Cherokee County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 coffee shops and cafes in Cherokee County. 37 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 58.3% 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 list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $471.2M a year, or $4,642 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cherokee County has 7.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.3M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 127, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,781 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 58.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 80 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #103 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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