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Coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,235 of 2,063 scored counties
#68 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 111
- 47 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +61.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $434.3M
- On food away from home · $3,347 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 338,473
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cumberland County spend about $434.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,347 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per cafe, 6% 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 111 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 22% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland County in 2023, up 61.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,966 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 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,235 of 2,063 scored counties and #68 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cumberland County 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 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,966 | 1,926 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +61.0% | +41.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,347 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,291 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 66All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +61.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 862
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 338,473+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 129,758
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 519
- Median household income
- $61,291+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,209
- Median home value
- $199,200
- Jobs located here
- 116,297
- Daytime population
- 342,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 93 | 24 | 7.3 | $6.2M | +11.0% | #11 of 2,063 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 89 | 14 | 4.9 | $7.5M | +18.8% | #24 of 2,063 |
| 3Davie County, NC | 88 | 9 | 5.2 | $7.4M | +6.9% | #29 of 2,063 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 82 | 10 | 5.2 | $6.7M | +9.0% | #77 of 2,063 |
| 5Johnston County, NC | 82 | 59 | 6.9 | $5.7M | +17.9% | #84 of 2,063 |
| 6Harnett County, NC | 80 | 36 | 7.2 | $5M | +12.3% | #111 of 2,063 |
| 7Davidson County, NC | 79 | 38 | 5.4 | $6.3M | +6.6% | #117 of 2,063 |
| 8Gaston County, NC | 79 | 61 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +7.8% | #120 of 2,063 |
| 9Granville County, NC | 78 | 8 | 3.6 | $10.3M | +2.1% | #127 of 2,063 |
| 10Union County, NC | 78 | 59 | 7.0 | $6.6M | +11.7% | #133 of 2,063 |
| 68Cumberland County, NC | 44 | 111 | 8.6 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #1,235 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops18
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cumberland County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 111 coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County. 47 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 61.0% from 2019. 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 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $434.3M a year, or $3,347 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 129,758 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cumberland County has 8.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% 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 U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 117, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,966 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 61.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 338,473 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,758 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $61,291, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. 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. Cumberland County scores 44 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,063 scored counties.
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