Food and drink · County · North Carolina
Coffee shops and cafes in Yadkin County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Yadkin County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #737 of 2,063 scored counties
#43 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $51.1M
- On food away from home · $3,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,325
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in Yadkin County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Yadkin County comes to about $51.1M a year: $3,407 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.9M per cafe, 6% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yadkin County in 2023. That is one for every 3,002 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.
Population estimates show Yadkin County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Yadkin County is 57 (upper middle), #737 of 2,063 scored counties and #43 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Yadkin 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 | Yadkin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,002 | 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 | $3,407 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,932 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $713K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 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 Yadkin 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 Yadkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,325+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,009
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $62,932+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,254
- Median home value
- $181,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,208
- Daytime population
- 30,590Residents 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 Yadkin 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 |
| 43Yadkin County, NC | 57 | 13 | 8.7 | $3.9M | +2.9% | #737 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Yadkin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza76
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Yadkin County, NC?
Yadkin County has 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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.
How much do households in Yadkin County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $51.1M a year, or $3,407 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 15,009 households in Yadkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yadkin County, NC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Yadkin County has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% 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 national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Yadkin County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,002 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Yadkin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Yadkin County at 38,325 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,009 households. The median household income in Yadkin County is $62,932 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.8% 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. Yadkin County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #737 of 2,063 scored counties.
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