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Coffee shops and cafes in Rabun County, GA
The coffee shops and cafes in Rabun County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,328 of 2,063 scored counties
#72 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On food away from home · $3,585 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Rabun County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Rabun County comes to about $27.3M a year: $3,585 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per cafe, 26% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rabun County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Rabun County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Rabun County is 42 (lower middle), #1,328 of 2,063 scored counties and #72 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.
How Rabun 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 | Rabun County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,585 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,493 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 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 Rabun 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 Rabun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,615
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,747
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,486
- Daytime population
- 15,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Rabun County marked.
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 |
| 72Rabun County, GA | 42 | 10 | 13.1 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #1,328 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Rabun County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops68
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Rabun County, GA?
Rabun County has 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rabun County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $27.3M a year, or $3,585 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Rabun County has 13.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Rabun County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% 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. Rabun County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,328 of 2,063 scored counties.
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