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Coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #16 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $69M
- On food away from home · $4,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,071
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County is 92 (very high), #16 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Fayette County comes to about $69M a year: $4,011 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $8.6M per cafe, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Fayette County has 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 58% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 5,737 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. Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 5,737 | 1,869 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +62.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,011 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,456 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,071+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,210
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $88,456+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,294
- Median home value
- $340,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,545
- Daytime population
- 31,789Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 92 | 8 | 4.6 | $8.6M | +7.7% | #16 of 2,063 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 87 | 8 | 3.5 | $10.3M | +7.0% | #37 of 2,063 |
| 3Cheatham County, TN | 82 | 9 | 5.5 | $7.2M | +4.1% | #76 of 2,063 |
| 4Loudon County, TN | 81 | 14 | 5.8 | $6.8M | +15.6% | #87 of 2,063 |
| 5Hawkins County, TN | 78 | 7 | 3.0 | $10.7M | +5.0% | #126 of 2,063 |
| 6Robertson County, TN | 78 | 17 | 6.0 | $6.4M | +9.9% | #134 of 2,063 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 78 | 14 | 6.4 | $5.4M | +9.3% | #142 of 2,063 |
| 8Lincoln County, TN | 72 | 10 | 6.7 | $5.1M | +4.3% | #251 of 2,063 |
| 9Hickman County, TN | 71 | 5 | 5.3 | $6.5M | +5.0% | #265 of 2,063 |
| 10Cumberland County, TN | 71 | 18 | 6.4 | $5M | +8.0% | #277 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes91
- Sit-down restaurants90
- Fast food and sandwich shops88
- Pizza90
- Coffee shops and cafes92
- Bakeries and dessert shops93
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 Fayette County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 coffee shops and cafes in Fayette County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $69M a year, or $4,011 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 17,210 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, TN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Fayette County has 4.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $8.6M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Fayette County would have about 19, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,737 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 45,071 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,210 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $88,456, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.7%, 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. Fayette County scores 92 for coffee shops and cafes (very high), #16 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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