Food and drink · County · North Carolina
Coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #611 of 2,063 scored counties
#36 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 38
- 10 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $157.4M
- On food away from home · $3,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,278
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County. 10 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,313 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $157.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.1M per cafe, 12% above 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 3,393 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 list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $560K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wayne County.
Population estimates show Wayne County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County is 60 (upper middle), #611 of 2,063 scored counties and #36 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,393 | 1,926 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,313 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,733 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $560K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,278+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 47,507
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 214
- Median household income
- $59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,980
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,987
- Daytime population
- 111,023Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 36Wayne County, NC | 60 | 38 | 8.0 | $4.1M | +3.8% | #611 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Wayne County, NC?
There are 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 10 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $157.4M a year, or $3,313 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 47,507 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, NC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Wayne County has 8.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wayne County would have about 43, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,393 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $59,733 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Wayne County scores 60 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #611 of 2,063 scored counties.
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