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Coffee shops and cafes in Meigs County, TN

How Meigs 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On food away from home · $3,316 a household
Spending per listing
$17.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,186
+10.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 coffee shop or cafe in Meigs County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

At $3,316 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Meigs County spend about $17.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $17.4M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Meigs County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Meigs County grew 10.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, Meigs County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Meigs 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 Meigs County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMeigs CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.99.311.0
Spending per listing$17.4M$4M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,8691,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+62.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.8%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,316$3,670$4,070
Median household income$61,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,186+10.8% since 2020
Households
5,235
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
195 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$61,375+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,107
Median home value
$180,000
Jobs located here
1,996
Daytime population
10,481Residents 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 Meigs 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
Meigs County, TNNot scored11.9$17.4M+10.8%

Other business types in Meigs County

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

Questions

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

Meigs County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Meigs County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $17.4M a year, or $3,316 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $17.4M 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 5,235 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meigs County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Meigs County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Meigs County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Meigs County at 14,186 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,235 households. The median household income in Meigs County is $61,375 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Meigs County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Meigs County

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