Food and drink · Metro area · Tennessee
Coffee shops and cafes in the Cleveland, TN metro area
How the Cleveland, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #221 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 52
- 13 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $172.1M
- On food away from home · $3,440 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 134,057
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 coffee shops and cafes in the Cleveland metro area. 13 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,440 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $172.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 52 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.3M per cafe, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Cleveland metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,175 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 list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Cleveland metro area grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, the Cleveland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #221 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Cleveland metro area 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.
| Measure | Cleveland metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,175 | 1,869 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +62.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,440 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 the Cleveland metro area, 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 the Cleveland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 134,057+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 50,020
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 763 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $66,135+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,584
- Median home value
- $247,000
- Jobs located here
- 44,994
- Daytime population
- 118,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cleveland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Knoxville, TN | 67 | 305 | 8.1 | $4.6M | +6.9% | #62 of 387 |
| 2Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 65 | 85 | 6.5 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #75 of 387 |
| 3Morristown, TN | 64 | 35 | 7.3 | $4.6M | +7.9% | #83 of 387 |
| 4Chattanooga, TN-GA | 62 | 210 | 9.1 | $4.1M | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 5Johnson City, TN | 59 | 70 | 7.9 | $4.2M | +4.3% | #122 of 387 |
| 6Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 55 | 407 | 7.8 | $4.7M | −0.3% | #149 of 387 |
| 7Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 55 | 938 | 11.3 | $3.6M | +8.7% | #156 of 387 |
| 8Clarksville, TN-KY | 47 | 127 | 10.2 | $3.5M | +8.5% | #219 of 387 |
| 9Cleveland, TN | 47 | 52 | 10.4 | $3.3M | +6.1% | #221 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 35 | 66 | 9.1 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #311 of 387 |
Other business types in the Cleveland metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops57
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 the Cleveland, TN metro area?
The Cleveland metro area has 52 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cleveland, TN metro area spend on food away from home?
About $172.1M a year, or $3,440 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 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 50,020 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cleveland, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Cleveland metro area has 10.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 47, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,175 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cleveland, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 134,057 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,020 households. The median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $66,135 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. The Cleveland metro area scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #221 of 387 scored metro areas.
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