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Coffee shops and cafes in Bradley County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Bradley County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,111 of 2,063 scored counties
#48 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
45
13 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
22
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$146.9M
On food away from home · $3,450 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,465
+6.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 coffee shops and cafes in Bradley County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,450 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Bradley County spend about $146.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.3M per cafe, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bradley County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 1,936 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Bradley County grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Bradley County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,111 of 2,063 scored counties and #48 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Bradley County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Bradley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.69.311.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9361,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,450$3,670$4,070
Median household income$66,552$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 22All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
345
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,465+6.1% since 2020
Households
42,596
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$261,900
Jobs located here
42,670
Daytime population
105,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Bradley County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN9284.6$8.6M+7.7%#16 of 2,063
2Roane County, TN8783.5$10.3M+7.0%#37 of 2,063
3Cheatham County, TN8295.5$7.2M+4.1%#76 of 2,063
4Loudon County, TN81145.8$6.8M+15.6%#87 of 2,063
5Hawkins County, TN7873.0$10.7M+5.0%#126 of 2,063
6Robertson County, TN78176.0$6.4M+9.9%#134 of 2,063
7Jefferson County, TN78146.4$5.4M+9.3%#142 of 2,063
8Lincoln County, TN72106.7$5.1M+4.3%#251 of 2,063
9Hickman County, TN7155.3$6.5M+5.0%#265 of 2,063
10Cumberland County, TN71186.4$5M+8.0%#277 of 2,063
48Bradley County, TN484510.6$3.3M+6.1%#1,111 of 2,063

Other business types in Bradley County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bradley County, TN?

Bradley County has 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 22 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $146.9M a year, or $3,450 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bradley County, TN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Bradley County has 10.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bradley County would have about 40, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,936 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,111 of 2,063 scored counties.

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