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Coffee shops and cafes in Glynn County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,484 of 2,063 scored counties
#79 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
47
13 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
27
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$131.7M
On food away from home · $3,705 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,599
+3.7% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Glynn County comes to about $131.7M a year: $3,705 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 24% 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 47 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Glynn County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 20% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Glynn County was 27 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,316 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 also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glynn County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Glynn County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,484 of 2,063 scored counties and #79 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.

How Glynn 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 Glynn County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGlynn CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.29.011.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3161,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,705$3,917$4,070
Median household income$69,799$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3870

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 27All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
315
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4713 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Glynn 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 Glynn County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,599+3.7% since 2020
Households
35,543
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,779
Median home value
$301,300
Jobs located here
38,484
Daytime population
90,056Residents 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 Glynn 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
79Glynn County, GA384713.2$2.8M+3.7%#1,484 of 2,063

Other business types in Glynn County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 47 coffee shops and cafes in Glynn County. 13 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 28.6% 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $131.7M a year, or $3,705 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glynn County has 13.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Glynn County would have about 36, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,316 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,484 of 2,063 scored counties.

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