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Coffee shops and cafes in Loudon County, TN
How Loudon County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $95.6M
- On food away from home · $3,972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,764
- +15.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Loudon County is 81 (high), #87 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 coffee shops and cafes in Loudon County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Loudon County comes to about $95.6M a year: $3,972 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.8M per cafe, 84% 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Loudon County in 2023. That is one for every 2,005 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $337K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Loudon County. Population estimates show Loudon County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Loudon 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 | Loudon County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,005 | 1,869 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +62.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,972 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,185 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $337K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Loudon 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 Loudon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,764+15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 24,056
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 255
- Median household income
- $84,185+45.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,273
- Median home value
- $348,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,766
- Daytime population
- 51,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Loudon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes84
- Sit-down restaurants84
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza85
- Coffee shops and cafes81
- Bakeries and dessert shops81
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Child care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Loudon County, TN?
There are 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Loudon County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Loudon County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $95.6M a year, or $3,972 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 24,056 households in Loudon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudon County, TN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Loudon County has 5.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.8M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Loudon County would have about 26, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,005 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Loudon County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Loudon County at 63,764 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,056 households. The median household income in Loudon County is $84,185 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.0% 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. Loudon County scores 81 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #87 of 2,063 scored counties.
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