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Coffee shops and cafes in the McComb, MS area

How the McComb, MS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #485 of 529 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
8
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$58.3M
On food away from home · $2,873 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,640
−2.6% 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

The McComb area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #485 of 529 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the McComb area spend about $58.3M a year on food away from home, or $2,873 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per cafe, 25% 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 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the McComb area as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the McComb area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,537 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 put the population change in the McComb area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the McComb 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 McComb, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMcComb areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.39.211.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,5371,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,873$3,288$4,070
Median household income$44,597$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$585K
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
214 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the McComb 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 McComb area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,640−2.6% since 2020
Households
20,297
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
813 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$44,597
Average household income
$63,471
Median home value
$115,600
Jobs located here
17,368
Daytime population
49,992Residents 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 McComb 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
16McComb, MS282110.3$2.8M−2.6%#485 of 529

Other business types in the McComb 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 McComb, MS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 coffee shops and cafes in the McComb area. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $58.3M a year, or $2,873 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 20,297 households in the McComb area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The McComb area has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the McComb area would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,537 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the McComb, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the McComb area at 52,640 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,297 households. Median household income in the McComb area is $44,597, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 McComb area scores 28 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #485 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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