Food and drink · Small-town market · Kentucky
Coffee shops and cafes in the Madisonville, KY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Madisonville, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #273 of 529 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On food away from home · $3,153 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,127
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,153 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Madisonville area spend about $58M a year on food away from home. Spread across 17 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 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Madisonville area as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Madisonville area in 2023. That is one for every 6,132 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Madisonville area.
Population estimates show the Madisonville area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, the Madisonville area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #273 of 529 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Madisonville area 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 | Madisonville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 7.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 6,132 | 2,979 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,153 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,815 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Madisonville area, 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 the Madisonville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,127−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,397
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $56,815+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,892
- Median home value
- $142,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,599
- Daytime population
- 43,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Madisonville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 76 | 35 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +7.0% | #23 of 529 |
| 2Franklin, KY | 71 | 5 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +5.9% | #52 of 529 |
| 3Frankfort, KY | 70 | 21 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +3.1% | #58 of 529 |
| 4Mount Sterling, KY | 68 | 9 | 5.0 | $6.4M | +3.1% | #67 of 529 |
| 5Corbin, KY | 66 | 23 | 4.1 | $7.2M | +0.1% | #88 of 529 |
| 6Danville, KY | 66 | 15 | 6.9 | $4.7M | +3.6% | #93 of 529 |
| 7Henderson, KY | 65 | 14 | 6.0 | $5.5M | −0.9% | #100 of 529 |
| 8Campbellsville, KY | 63 | 9 | 6.1 | $5.1M | +3.4% | #119 of 529 |
| 9Glasgow, KY | 60 | 15 | 6.8 | $4.6M | +2.6% | #161 of 529 |
| 10Pikeville, KY | 58 | 16 | 4.1 | $7M | −5.4% | #176 of 529 |
| 13Madisonville, KY | 49 | 17 | 9.2 | $3.4M | −0.5% | #273 of 529 |
Other business types in the Madisonville area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 the Madisonville, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 coffee shops and cafes in the Madisonville area. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Madisonville, KY area spend on food away from home?
About $58M a year, or $3,153 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 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 18,397 households in the Madisonville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Madisonville, KY area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Madisonville area has 9.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below 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, the Madisonville area would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,132 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Madisonville, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Madisonville area at 45,127 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,397 households. Median household income in the Madisonville area is $56,815, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Madisonville area scores 49 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #273 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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