Food and drink · County · South Carolina
Coffee shops and cafes in Barnwell County, SC
The coffee shops and cafes in Barnwell County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #876 of 2,063 scored counties
#27 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On food away from home · $3,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,653
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 coffee shops and cafes in Barnwell County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Barnwell County comes to about $24.4M a year: $3,005 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.9M per cafe, 32% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Barnwell County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,705 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnwell County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barnwell County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #876 of 2,063 scored counties and #27 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Barnwell County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Barnwell County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 8.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,705 | 2,612 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,005 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,626 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $137K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Barnwell 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 Barnwell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,653+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,116
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 548 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $46,626+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,518
- Median home value
- $106,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,283
- Daytime population
- 16,461Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Barnwell County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 90 | 23 | 5.7 | $6.9M | +18.3% | #22 of 2,063 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 87 | 62 | 6.6 | $5.9M | +18.7% | #44 of 2,063 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 85 | 37 | 5.3 | $6.9M | +7.3% | #49 of 2,063 |
| 4Jasper County, SC | 83 | 5 | 3.8 | $9.1M | +32.2% | #60 of 2,063 |
| 5Dorchester County, SC | 83 | 47 | 7.4 | $5.2M | +10.1% | #70 of 2,063 |
| 6York County, SC | 82 | 74 | 6.5 | $6.5M | +8.1% | #81 of 2,063 |
| 7Kershaw County, SC | 82 | 15 | 5.6 | $6.4M | +11.6% | #82 of 2,063 |
| 8Lexington County, SC | 79 | 88 | 7.2 | $5.3M | +7.7% | #123 of 2,063 |
| 9Oconee County, SC | 77 | 21 | 6.1 | $5.7M | +6.3% | #154 of 2,063 |
| 10Laurens County, SC | 73 | 15 | 5.6 | $5.7M | +6.2% | #235 of 2,063 |
| 27Barnwell County, SC | 53 | 5 | 6.2 | $4.9M | +0.4% | #876 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Barnwell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops23
- Pizza17
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
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 Barnwell County, SC?
There are 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Barnwell County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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 Barnwell County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $24.4M a year, or $3,005 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 8,116 households in Barnwell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnwell County, SC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Barnwell County has 6.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Barnwell County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,705 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnwell County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Barnwell County at 20,653 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,116 households. The median household income in Barnwell County is $46,626 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Barnwell County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #876 of 2,063 scored counties.
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