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Coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #142 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
14
5 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$75.6M
On food away from home · $3,464 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,024
+9.3% since 2020

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What this means

Jefferson County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #142 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 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 Jefferson County comes to about $75.6M a year: $3,464 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per cafe, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 36%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 4,363 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.49.311.0
Spending per listing$5.4M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4,3631,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,464$3,670$4,070
Median household income$66,114$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$229K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,024+9.3% since 2020
Households
21,817
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
275 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$66,114+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,264
Median home value
$229,300
Jobs located here
14,077
Daytime population
47,008Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 Jefferson County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $75.6M a year, or $3,464 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 21,817 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 6.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 20, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,363 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 60,024 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,817 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,114, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #142 of 2,063 scored counties.

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