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Coffee shops and cafes in Thomas County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Thomas County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,321 of 2,063 scored counties
#70 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 19
- 7 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $62.2M
- On food away from home · $3,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,368
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,327 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Thomas County spend about $62.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 19 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.3M per cafe, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Thomas County has 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Thomas County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,336 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 put the population change in Thomas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Thomas County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,321 of 2,063 scored counties and #70 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.
How Thomas 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 | Thomas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,336 | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,327 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,736 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,368+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,684
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,177
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,334
- Daytime population
- 48,014Residents 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 Thomas 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 |
| 70Thomas County, GA | 42 | 19 | 10.2 | $3.3M | +1.3% | #1,321 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Thomas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza22
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Thomas County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 coffee shops and cafes in Thomas County. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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 Thomas County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $62.2M a year, or $3,327 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thomas County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Thomas County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Thomas County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,321 of 2,063 scored counties.
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