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Coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County, KY
How Fayette County, KY 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,140 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 154
- 63 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +32.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $526M
- On food away from home · $3,765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 329,751
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,765 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $526M a year on food away from home. Spread across 154 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 154 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 63 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Fayette County in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $515K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Fayette County.
Population estimates show Fayette County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,140 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 7.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,725 | 2,979 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.8% | +30.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,765 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,479 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 81All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +32.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15463 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $515K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 329,751+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 139,715
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,140
- Median household income
- $69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,616
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 208,353
- Daytime population
- 386,586Residents 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 |
| 39Fayette County, KY | 47 | 154 | 11.0 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #1,140 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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 Fayette County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 154 coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County. 63 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $526M a year, or $3,765 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, KY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Fayette County has 11.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Fayette County would have about 142, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,140 of 2,063 scored counties.
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