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Coffee shops and cafes in Carroll County, TN

The coffee shops and cafes in Carroll County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On food away from home · $3,101 a household
Spending per listing
$35.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
29,200
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 coffee shop or cafe in Carroll County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Carroll County comes to about $35.8M a year: $3,101 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $35.8M per cafe. 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 Carroll County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,885 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 Carroll County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.99.311.0
Spending per listing$35.8M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,8851,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,101$3,670$4,070
Median household income$51,787$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$124K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,200+2.7% since 2020
Households
11,541
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$51,787+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,399
Median home value
$142,400
Jobs located here
7,237
Daytime population
25,107Residents 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 Carroll 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
Carroll County, TNNot scored10.9$35.8M+2.7%

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

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

There is 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 Carroll County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $35.8M a year, or $3,101 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $35.8M 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 11,541 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Carroll County would have about 10, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,885 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,200 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,541 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $51,787 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Carroll County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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