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Coffee shops and cafes in White County, GA
How White County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,697 of 2,063 scored counties
#87 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $38.3M
- On food away from home · $3,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,802
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
White County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,697 of 2,063 scored counties and #87 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 coffee shops and cafes in White County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in White County comes to about $38.3M a year: $3,568 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.3M per cafe, 39% 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 10 businesses with payroll in White County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,073 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in White County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of White County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How White 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 | White County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,073 | 1,920 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,568 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,666 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,802+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,729
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $70,666+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,243
- Median home value
- $278,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,604
- Daytime population
- 25,781Residents 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 |
| 87White County, GA | 32 | 17 | 15.8 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #1,697 of 2,063 |
Other business types in White County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in White County, GA?
There are 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in White County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 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 White County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $38.3M a year, or $3,568 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 10,729 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, GA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
White 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 $2.3M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, White County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, GA growing?
Population estimates put White County at 29,802 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,729 households. The median household income in White County is $70,666 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. White County scores 32 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,697 of 2,063 scored counties.
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