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Coffee shops and cafes in Washington County, NC
How Washington 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 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,057 of 2,063 scored counties
#87 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On food away from home · $2,913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,638
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #2,057 of 2,063 scored counties and #87 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,913 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $13.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.3M per cafe, 38% 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 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Washington County declined 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,926 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,913 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $41,813 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,638−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,744
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 347 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $41,813+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,368
- Median home value
- $125,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,683
- Daytime population
- 9,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Washington County marked.
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 |
| 87Washington County, NC | 8 | 6 | 12.6 | $2.3M | −3.1% | #2,057 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants26
- Fast food and sandwich shops13
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes8
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Washington County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Washington County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Washington County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $13.8M a year, or $2,913 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 4,744 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, NC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Washington County has 12.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Washington County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 10,638 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,744 households. Median household income in Washington County is $41,813, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.2%, 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. Washington County scores 8 for coffee shops and cafes (very low), #2,057 of 2,063 scored counties.
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