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Coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,455 of 2,063 scored counties
#77 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$26.3M
On food away from home · $3,454 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,764
+5.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Pierce County spend about $26.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,454 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per cafe, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,901 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County is 39 (lower middle), #1,455 of 2,063 scored counties and #77 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.

How Pierce 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 Pierce County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.89.011.0
Spending per listing$2.2M$4.4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9011,9201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,454$3,917$4,070
Median household income$60,517$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3970

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$325K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,764+5.1% since 2020
Households
7,605
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,517+41.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,458
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
4,853
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Pierce 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
77Pierce County, GA391215.8$2.2M+5.1%#1,455 of 2,063

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

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

About $26.3M a year, or $3,454 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,605 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pierce County has 15.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pierce County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,901 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 20,764 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,605 households. The median household income in Pierce County is $60,517 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Pierce County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,455 of 2,063 scored counties.

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