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Coffee shops and cafes in Cheatham County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #76 of 2,063 scored counties
#3 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$64.6M
On food away from home · $3,971 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,778
+4.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Cheatham County is 82 (high), #76 of 2,063 scored counties and #3 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

At $3,971 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Cheatham County spend about $64.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 9 coffee shops and cafes, that is $7.2M per cafe, 94% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Cheatham County has 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Cheatham County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,713 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cheatham County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCheatham CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.59.311.0
Spending per listing$7.2M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,7131,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,971$3,670$4,070
Median household income$89,852$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$704K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Cheatham 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 Cheatham County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,778+4.1% since 2020
Households
16,279
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
303 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$89,852+45.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,394
Median home value
$338,700
Jobs located here
9,356
Daytime population
29,633Residents 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 Cheatham 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

Other business types in Cheatham County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 coffee shops and cafes in Cheatham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

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

About $64.6M a year, or $3,971 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.2M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,279 households in Cheatham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cheatham County has 5.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.2M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cheatham County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,713 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Cheatham County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Cheatham County at 42,778 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,279 households. Median household income in Cheatham County is $89,852, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.1%, 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. Cheatham County scores 82 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #76 of 2,063 scored counties.

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