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Coffee shops and cafes in Lauderdale County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,194 of 2,063 scored counties
#49 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On food away from home · $3,021 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,617
−2.0% 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 6 coffee shops and cafes in Lauderdale County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Lauderdale County spend about $28.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,021 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 27% above 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lauderdale County in 2023. That is one for every 2,331 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 Lauderdale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,194 of 2,063 scored counties and #49 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.49.311.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,3311,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,021$3,670$4,070
Median household income$49,879$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$119K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,617−2.0% since 2020
Households
9,325
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,819
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
6,626
Daytime population
21,291Residents 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 Lauderdale 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
49Lauderdale County, TN4566.4$4.7M−2.0%#1,194 of 2,063

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Lauderdale County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $28.2M a year, or $3,021 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale 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 $4.7M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,331 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,063 scored counties.

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