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Coffee shops and cafes in Boyle County, KY
The coffee shops and cafes in Boyle County, KY, 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 #1,327 of 2,063 scored counties
#41 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $40.1M
- On food away from home · $3,328 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,632
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Boyle County comes to about $40.1M a year: $3,328 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.9M per cafe, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Boyle County has 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Boyle County in 2023. That is one for every 2,409 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Boyle County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boyle County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Boyle County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,327 of 2,063 scored counties and #41 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Boyle County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Boyle County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 7.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,409 | 2,979 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,328 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,159 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $878K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Boyle 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 Boyle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,632+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,045
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 180 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 172
- Median household income
- $61,159+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,053
- Median home value
- $209,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,969
- Daytime population
- 33,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 89 | 14 | 4.4 | $8.8M | +5.0% | #23 of 2,063 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 87 | 14 | 6.2 | $6.6M | +8.2% | #41 of 2,063 |
| 3Oldham County, KY | 86 | 16 | 6.9 | $7.2M | +4.9% | #46 of 2,063 |
| 4Woodford County, KY | 80 | 7 | 6.5 | $6.2M | +3.7% | #106 of 2,063 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 80 | 41 | 8.0 | $5.4M | +6.5% | #109 of 2,063 |
| 6Kenton County, KY | 77 | 47 | 7.0 | $5.7M | +3.9% | #155 of 2,063 |
| 7Nelson County, KY | 76 | 13 | 6.8 | $5.2M | +4.8% | #175 of 2,063 |
| 8Jessamine County, KY | 75 | 12 | 6.0 | $6.3M | +7.8% | #186 of 2,063 |
| 9Shelby County, KY | 75 | 13 | 7.0 | $5.6M | +6.2% | #190 of 2,063 |
| 10Madison County, KY | 72 | 29 | 7.8 | $4.4M | +9.4% | #257 of 2,063 |
| 41Boyle County, KY | 42 | 14 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #1,327 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Boyle County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes26
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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 Boyle County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 coffee shops and cafes in Boyle County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 Boyle County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $40.1M a year, or $3,328 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 12,045 households in Boyle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boyle County, KY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Boyle County has 11.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Boyle County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,409 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Boyle County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Boyle County at 31,632 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,045 households. Median household income in Boyle County is $61,159, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Boyle County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,327 of 2,063 scored counties.
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