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Coffee shops and cafes in Granville County, NC

How Granville County, NC 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 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #127 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$82.7M
On food away from home · $3,679 a household
Spending per listing
$10.3M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,421
+2.1% 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 Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Granville County is 78 (high), #127 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

Households in Granville County spend about $82.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,679 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Granville County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Granville County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,211 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $174K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Granville County. Population estimates put the population change in Granville County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Granville 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Granville County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGranville CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.69.311.0
Spending per listing$10.3M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,2111,9261,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+41.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,679$3,776$4,070
Median household income$71,111$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$174K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Granville 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 Granville County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,421+2.1% since 2020
Households
22,474
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$71,111+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,105
Median home value
$247,700
Jobs located here
19,226
Daytime population
51,645Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Granville County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC93247.3$6.2M+11.0%#11 of 2,063
2Franklin County, NC89144.9$7.5M+18.8%#24 of 2,063
3Davie County, NC8895.2$7.4M+6.9%#29 of 2,063
4Hoke County, NC82105.2$6.7M+9.0%#77 of 2,063
5Johnston County, NC82596.9$5.7M+17.9%#84 of 2,063
6Harnett County, NC80367.2$5M+12.3%#111 of 2,063
7Davidson County, NC79385.4$6.3M+6.6%#117 of 2,063
8Gaston County, NC79616.5$5.5M+7.8%#120 of 2,063
9Granville County, NC7883.6$10.3M+2.1%#127 of 2,063
10Union County, NC78597.0$6.6M+11.7%#133 of 2,063

Other business types in Granville County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Granville County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 coffee shops and cafes in Granville County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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 Granville County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $82.7M a year, or $3,679 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 22,474 households in Granville County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Granville County, NC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Granville County has 3.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $10.3M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Granville County would have about 22, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,211 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Granville County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Granville County at 61,421 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,474 households. Median household income in Granville County is $71,111, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Granville County scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #127 of 2,063 scored counties.

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