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Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,471 of 2,063 scored counties
#56 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
39
18 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
25
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$133.9M
On food away from home · $3,335 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,790
+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

Households in Madison County spend about $133.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,335 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 39 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,606 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Madison County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,471 of 2,063 scored counties and #56 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Madison 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 Madison County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.79.311.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6061,8691,518
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$3,335$3,670$4,070
Median household income$60,042$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 25All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
274
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3918 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
100,790+2.0% since 2020
Households
40,153
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
178
Median household income
$60,042+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,863
Median home value
$211,800
Jobs located here
61,474
Daytime population
118,262Residents 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 Madison 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
56Madison County, TN38399.7$3.4M+2.0%#1,471 of 2,063

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 coffee shops and cafes in Madison County. 18 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 25 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 list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Madison County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $133.9M a year, or $3,335 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 40,153 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Madison County would have about 36, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,606 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 100,790 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,153 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,042, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Madison County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,471 of 2,063 scored counties.

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