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Coffee shops and cafes in Jones County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #234 of 2,063 scored counties
#30 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$40M
On food away from home · $3,704 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,171
+2.8% 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

Households in Jones County spend about $40M a year on food away from home, or $3,704 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.7M per cafe, 54% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Jones County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Jones County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,697 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.

Population estimates show Jones County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Jones County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #234 of 2,063 scored counties and #30 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jones 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 Jones County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJones CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.59.011.0
Spending per listing$5.7M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,6971,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,704$3,917$4,070
Median household income$75,500$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7370

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$615K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
74 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Jones 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 Jones County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,171+2.8% since 2020
Households
10,786
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$75,500+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,163
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
4,334
Daytime population
21,331Residents 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 Jones 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
30Jones County, GA7376.5$5.7M+2.8%#234 of 2,063

Other business types in Jones County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 coffee shops and cafes in Jones County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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.

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

About $40M a year, or $3,704 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 10,786 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jones 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 $5.7M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jones County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,697 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Jones County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jones County at 29,171 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,786 households. Median household income in Jones County is $75,500, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Jones County scores 73 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #234 of 2,063 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Jones County

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