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Coffee shops and cafes in Pontotoc County, MS
The coffee shops and cafes in Pontotoc County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #944 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $37.4M
- On food away from home · $3,165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Pontotoc County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,165 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Pontotoc County spend about $37.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pontotoc County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,955 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 also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pontotoc County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pontotoc County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #944 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pontotoc 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,955 | 1,859 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +68.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,165 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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 Pontotoc County, MS?
There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $37.4M a year, or $3,165 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pontotoc County has 8.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,955 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 52 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #944 of 2,063 scored counties.
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