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Coffee shops and cafes in Montgomery County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Montgomery County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #826 of 2,063 scored counties
#33 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 93
- 33 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $322.8M
- On food away from home · $3,678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,935
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 coffee shops and cafes in Montgomery County. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 35%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $322.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,678 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.5M per cafe, 6% below 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 51 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Montgomery County in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,721 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. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $715K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #826 of 2,063 scored counties and #33 of 67 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,721 | 1,869 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +62.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,678 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 51All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 731
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9333 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $715K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,935+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,759
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 539 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $75,613+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,158
- Median home value
- $280,200
- Jobs located here
- 60,154
- Daytime population
- 210,460Residents 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 |
| 33Montgomery County, TN | 55 | 93 | 10.6 | $3.5M | +13.0% | #826 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza59
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Montgomery County, TN?
Montgomery County has 93 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $322.8M a year, or $3,678 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 87,759 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, TN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Montgomery County has 10.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 87, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,721 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 249,935 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,759 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $75,613 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Montgomery County scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #826 of 2,063 scored counties.
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