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Coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County, SC
The coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,834 of 2,063 scored counties
#36 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.4M
- On food away from home · $3,306 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,188
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County is 27 (lower middle), #1,834 of 2,063 scored counties and #36 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,306 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Calhoun County spend about $20.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 21% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Calhoun County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Calhoun County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calhoun 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 | Calhoun County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 8.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 2,612 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,306 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,682 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 75 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,188+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,179
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,682+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,469
- Median home value
- $172,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,483
- Daytime population
- 11,943Residents 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 Calhoun 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 |
| 36Calhoun County, SC | 27 | 7 | 11.3 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #1,834 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Calhoun County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes72
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes27
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Calhoun County, SC?
Calhoun County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Calhoun County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $20.4M a year, or $3,306 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 6,179 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, SC compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Calhoun County has 11.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,179 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $58,682 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Calhoun County scores 27 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,834 of 2,063 scored counties.
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