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Coffee shops and cafes in Lowndes County, GA
The coffee shops and cafes in Lowndes County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,585 of 2,063 scored counties
#85 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 51
- 22 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $151.1M
- On food away from home · $3,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,867
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Lowndes County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,585 of 2,063 scored counties and #85 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,276 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Lowndes County spend about $151.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 51 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3M per cafe, 20% 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 51 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 43%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lowndes County in 2023. That is one for every 1,590 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $142K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lowndes County. Population estimates show Lowndes County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lowndes 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 | Lowndes County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,590 | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,276 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,541 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 293
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $142K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,867+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,106
- Median age
- 33.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 241
- Median household income
- $58,541+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,413
- Median home value
- $215,600
- Jobs located here
- 48,448
- Daytime population
- 125,607Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 85Lowndes County, GA | 35 | 51 | 11.1 | $3M | +3.7% | #1,585 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Lowndes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Lowndes County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 coffee shops and cafes in Lowndes County. 22 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lowndes County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $151.1M a year, or $3,276 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 46,106 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Lowndes County has 11.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 41, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,590 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 122,867 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,106 households. Median household income in Lowndes County is $58,541, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Lowndes County scores 35 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,585 of 2,063 scored counties.
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