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Coffee shops and cafes in the Greenville, MS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Greenville, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #284 of 529 scored small-town markets
#3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$48.8M
On food away from home · $2,853 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,446
−9.4% 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

Households in the Greenville area spend about $48.8M a year on food away from home, or $2,853 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.4M per cafe, 20% 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 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Greenville area as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Greenville area in 2023. That is one for every 5,704 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 list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greenville area declined 9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Greenville area is 48 (lower middle), #284 of 529 scored small-town markets and #3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.

How the Greenville area compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Greenville, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGreenville areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.49.211.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)5,7041,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,853$3,288$4,070
Median household income$42,165$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$463K
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 the Greenville 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 Greenville area

Population, 2025 estimate
40,446−9.4% since 2020
Households
17,113
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
724 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,222
Median home value
$104,000
Jobs located here
15,180
Daytime population
41,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Greenville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Vicksburg, MS6295.4$6.5M−6.3%#130 of 529
2Grenada, MS5564.8$6.4M−3.6%#211 of 529
3Greenville, MS48116.4$4.4M−9.4%#284 of 529
4Greenwood, MS4796.2$4.6M−8.8%#293 of 529
5Picayune, MS412611.9$2.8M+5.6%#363 of 529
6Natchez, MS-LA40167.7$3.8M−0.9%#372 of 529
7Oxford, MS373715.4$2.3M+5.3%#405 of 529
8Meridian, MS36267.5$4.1M−3.2%#412 of 529
9Columbus, MS34207.4$4.2M−2.7%#439 of 529
10Tupelo, MS345911.4$3M+0.8%#441 of 529

Other business types in the Greenville area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Greenville, MS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 coffee shops and cafes in the Greenville area. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Greenville, MS area spend on food away from home?

About $48.8M a year, or $2,853 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 17,113 households in the Greenville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greenville, MS area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Greenville area has 6.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Greenville area would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,704 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Greenville, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Greenville area at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. Median household income in the Greenville area is $42,165, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. 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 Greenville area scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #284 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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