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Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, MS
How Madison County, MS 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #856 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 46
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +38.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.6M
- On food away from home · $4,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 coffee shops and cafes in Madison County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,112 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $180.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 46 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.9M per cafe, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison County was 43 in 2023, up 38.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $198K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #856 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Madison County 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.
| Measure | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,021 | 1,859 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.7% | +68.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,112 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 43All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +38.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $198K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Madison County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1George County, MS | 67 | 7 | 7.5 | $4.5M | +8.1% | #388 of 2,063 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 63 | 6 | 4.5 | $7M | +2.6% | #491 of 2,063 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 62 | 62 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +6.3% | #538 of 2,063 |
| 4Monroe County, MS | 60 | 5 | 3.6 | $8.7M | −2.4% | #585 of 2,063 |
| 5Warren County, MS | 59 | 9 | 5.4 | $6.5M | −6.3% | #632 of 2,063 |
| 6Madison County, MS | 54 | 46 | 10.5 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #856 of 2,063 |
| 7Lamar County, MS | 53 | 28 | 11.0 | $3.3M | +4.7% | #911 of 2,063 |
| 8Pontotoc County, MS | 52 | 10 | 8.5 | $3.7M | +2.9% | #944 of 2,063 |
| 9Scott County, MS | 49 | 6 | 6.2 | $4.7M | +0.4% | #1,030 of 2,063 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 49 | 68 | 11.8 | $3M | +3.0% | #1,071 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
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 Madison County, MS?
Madison County has 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 38.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $180.6M a year, or $4,112 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Madison County has 10.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Madison County would have about 49, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Madison County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #856 of 2,063 scored counties.
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