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Coffee shops and cafes in Jessamine County, KY

The coffee shops and cafes in Jessamine County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #186 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
12
4 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
10
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$75.6M
On food away from home · $3,794 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,147
+7.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For coffee shops and cafes, Jessamine County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #186 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

At $3,794 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Jessamine County spend about $75.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 70% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Jessamine County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jessamine County in 2023. That is one for every 1,991 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 show Jessamine County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jessamine 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Jessamine County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJessamine CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.07.411.0
Spending per listing$6.3M$4.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9912,9791,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,794$3,489$4,070
Median household income$74,576$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score7567

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Jessamine 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 Jessamine County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,147+7.8% since 2020
Households
19,913
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$74,576+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,909
Median home value
$268,100
Jobs located here
19,582
Daytime population
49,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Jessamine County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY89144.4$8.8M+5.0%#23 of 2,063
2Scott County, KY87146.2$6.6M+8.2%#41 of 2,063
3Oldham County, KY86166.9$7.2M+4.9%#46 of 2,063
4Woodford County, KY8076.5$6.2M+3.7%#106 of 2,063
5Boone County, KY80418.0$5.4M+6.5%#109 of 2,063
6Kenton County, KY77477.0$5.7M+3.9%#155 of 2,063
7Nelson County, KY76136.8$5.2M+4.8%#175 of 2,063
8Jessamine County, KY75126.0$6.3M+7.8%#186 of 2,063
9Shelby County, KY75137.0$5.6M+6.2%#190 of 2,063
10Madison County, KY72297.8$4.4M+9.4%#257 of 2,063

Other business types in Jessamine County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Jessamine County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 coffee shops and cafes in Jessamine County. 4 of them (33%) 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. 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 Jessamine County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $75.6M a year, or $3,794 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 19,913 households in Jessamine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jessamine County, KY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Jessamine County has 6.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.3M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jessamine County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,991 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Jessamine County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jessamine County at 57,147 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,913 households. Median household income in Jessamine County is $74,576, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Jessamine County scores 75 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #186 of 2,063 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Jessamine County

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