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Coffee shops and cafes in Muscogee County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Muscogee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,158 of 2,063 scored counties
#61 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 59
- 28 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +60.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270.3M
- On food away from home · $3,320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 202,171
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,320 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Muscogee County spend about $270.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 24% 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 59 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Muscogee County as of September 2026. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Muscogee County in 2023, up 60.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,200 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 list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Muscogee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Muscogee County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Muscogee County is 46 (lower middle), #1,158 of 2,063 scored counties and #61 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.
How Muscogee 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 | Muscogee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,200 | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +60.9% | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,320 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 37All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +60.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Muscogee 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 Muscogee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 202,171−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 81,415
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 217 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 941
- Median household income
- $58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,006
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,654
- Daytime population
- 216,091Residents 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 |
| 61Muscogee County, GA | 46 | 59 | 7.2 | $4.6M | −2.3% | #1,158 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Muscogee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes16
- Sit-down restaurants21
- Fast food and sandwich shops12
- Pizza23
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Muscogee County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 coffee shops and cafes in Muscogee County. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 60.9% 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 also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Muscogee County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $270.3M a year, or $3,320 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muscogee County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Muscogee County has 7.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 73, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,200 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,158 of 2,063 scored counties.
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