Food and drink · Small-town market · North Carolina
Coffee shops and cafes in the Brevard, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Brevard, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #354 of 529 scored small-town markets
#21 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On food away from home · $3,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,211
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,534 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Brevard area spend about $51.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
The Brevard area has 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Brevard area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,823 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 show the Brevard area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, the Brevard area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #354 of 529 scored small-town markets and #21 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Brevard area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Brevard area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,823 | 1,926 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,534 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,184 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Brevard 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 Brevard area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,211+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,584
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 378 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $66,184+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,954
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,403
- Daytime population
- 30,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Brevard area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 85 | 36 | 7.2 | $5M | +12.3% | #4 of 529 |
| 2Lumberton, NC | 72 | 19 | 4.4 | $6.4M | +3.4% | #41 of 529 |
| 3Sanford, NC | 70 | 17 | 6.8 | $5.1M | +10.8% | #59 of 529 |
| 4Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 69 | 28 | 7.2 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #64 of 529 |
| 5Marion, NC | 65 | 8 | 4.3 | $7.5M | +1.5% | #98 of 529 |
| 6Wilson, NC | 64 | 24 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #112 of 529 |
| 7New Bern, NC | 64 | 45 | 8.6 | $4M | +3.6% | #113 of 529 |
| 8Henderson, NC | 63 | 6 | 3.7 | $8.3M | +0.2% | #117 of 529 |
| 9North Wilkesboro, NC | 61 | 14 | 5.2 | $5.8M | +0.6% | #143 of 529 |
| 10Waynesville, NC | 59 | 24 | 8.8 | $3.8M | +1.9% | #172 of 529 |
| 21Brevard, NC | 42 | 23 | 15.8 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #354 of 529 |
Other business types in the Brevard area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
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 the Brevard, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 coffee shops and cafes in the Brevard area. 2 of them (9%) 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.
How much do households in the Brevard, NC area spend on food away from home?
About $51.5M a year, or $3,534 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 14,584 households in the Brevard area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brevard, NC area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Brevard area has 15.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.2M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Brevard area would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,823 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brevard, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Brevard area at 34,211 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,584 households. Median household income in the Brevard area is $66,184, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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 Brevard area scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #354 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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