Market rankings · Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,910
- 1,319 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 1,516
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +21.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.7B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #1 of 51
- Market score 84 · High
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 2,910 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Virginia as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 22% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,372 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Virginia spend about $14.7B a year on food away from home. Spread across 2,910 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.1M per cafe, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Official counts show 1,516 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Virginia in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,220 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 71 SBA-backed loans worth $28.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #1 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 84 (high). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Richmond metro area scores highest (86). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Lake of the Woods area scores highest (95).
Every market in Virginia for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond, VA | 86 | 422 | 7.9 | $5.3M | +5.5% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Winchester, VA-WV | 83 | 45 | 8.1 | $5M | +6.5% | #6 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 77 | 2,320 | 9.8 | $5.3M | +3.3% | #19 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 65 | 85 | 6.5 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #75 of 387 |
| 3Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 65 | 615 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +0.9% | #78 of 387 |
| 4Roanoke, VA | 63 | 92 | 7.0 | $5.2M | +0.4% | #89 of 387 |
| 5Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 61 | 44 | 8.4 | $4.3M | +3.2% | #103 of 387 |
| 6Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 55 | 61 | 8.7 | $4.1M | −0.1% | #152 of 387 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 51 | 98 | 9.5 | $3.7M | +2.9% | #183 of 387 |
| 8Charlottesville, VA | 50 | 110 | 12.2 | $3.6M | +3.1% | #196 of 387 |
| 9Harrisonburg, VA | 30 | 69 | 13.8 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #341 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake of the Woods, VA | 95 | 8 | 5.4 | $8M | +10.1% | #1 of 529 |
| 2Danville, VA | 62 | 19 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −1.7% | #128 of 529 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 60 | 19 | 4.7 | $6.6M | −3.8% | #158 of 529 |
| 3Martinsville, VA | 58 | 15 | 5.6 | $5.4M | −1.9% | #178 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 98 | 6 | 5.8 | $8.7M | +17.4% | #1 of 2,063 |
| 2King George County, VA | 96 | 5 | 4.9 | $9.7M | +10.5% | #2 of 2,063 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 95 | 32 | 6.1 | $8.7M | +8.3% | #3 of 2,063 |
| 4Frederick County, VA | 94 | 17 | 4.8 | $9.2M | +8.8% | #4 of 2,063 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 94 | 5 | 5.4 | $8.9M | +21.2% | #5 of 2,063 |
| 6Caroline County, VA | 93 | 5 | 4.2 | $9.7M | +11.3% | #6 of 2,063 |
| 7Chesterfield County, VA | 93 | 76 | 5.4 | $8.3M | +8.7% | #8 of 2,063 |
| 8Orange County, VA | 93 | 8 | 5.4 | $8M | +10.1% | #10 of 2,063 |
| 9Spotsylvania County, VA | 92 | 27 | 5.1 | $9.1M | +10.5% | #15 of 2,063 |
| 10Suffolk city, VA | 91 | 24 | 6.3 | $6.6M | +10.4% | #18 of 2,063 |
| 11Powhatan County, VA | 91 | 8 | 7.1 | $6.6M | +7.0% | #19 of 2,063 |
| 12Culpeper County, VA | 89 | 14 | 7.4 | $5.9M | +9.3% | #26 of 2,063 |
| 13Isle of Wight County, VA | 88 | 11 | 7.0 | $6.1M | +6.7% | #32 of 2,063 |
| 14Hanover County, VA | 87 | 31 | 7.3 | $6.5M | +5.6% | #42 of 2,063 |
| 15Prince William County, VA | 86 | 102 | 6.5 | $8.1M | +4.2% | #45 of 2,063 |
| 16Gloucester County, VA | 85 | 9 | 5.9 | $6.8M | +3.6% | #50 of 2,063 |
| 17Bedford County, VA | 84 | 15 | 4.5 | $8.5M | +4.4% | #55 of 2,063 |
| 18Prince George County, VA | 82 | 8 | 6.2 | $6.5M | +2.0% | #80 of 2,063 |
| 19Chesapeake city, VA | 81 | 54 | 5.8 | $7.5M | +2.3% | #86 of 2,063 |
| 20Albemarle County, VA | 81 | 33 | 7.2 | $6.4M | +5.1% | #88 of 2,063 |
| 21Augusta County, VA | 80 | 17 | 5.5 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #101 of 2,063 |
| 22Rockingham County, VA | 80 | 22 | 6.7 | $5.8M | +6.6% | #108 of 2,063 |
| 23Fauquier County, VA | 79 | 25 | 9.4 | $5.5M | +4.8% | #121 of 2,063 |
| 24Greene County, VA | 79 | 7 | 8.7 | $4.9M | +6.6% | #125 of 2,063 |
| 25Franklin County, VA | 78 | 11 | 4.8 | $7.6M | +1.9% | #130 of 2,063 |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Warren County, VA | 77 | 12 | 7.8 | $5.2M | +4.8% | #160 of 2,063 |
| 27James City County, VA | 77 | 33 | 10.3 | $4.5M | +6.2% | #166 of 2,063 |
| 28Loudoun County, VA | 76 | 147 | 10.3 | $5.9M | +6.4% | #173 of 2,063 |
| 29Amherst County, VA | 75 | 6 | 4.7 | $7.4M | +2.1% | #181 of 2,063 |
| 30Roanoke County, VA | 75 | 24 | 6.0 | $6.6M | +0.2% | #183 of 2,063 |
| 31Hampton city, VA | 71 | 26 | 4.5 | $8M | 0.0% | #260 of 2,063 |
| 32Henrico County, VA | 71 | 117 | 8.5 | $5M | +2.3% | #278 of 2,063 |
| 33Campbell County, VA | 70 | 10 | 4.5 | $7.7M | +0.1% | #287 of 2,063 |
| 34Fairfax County, VA | 69 | 407 | 9.8 | $5.7M | +1.7% | #320 of 2,063 |
| 35York County, VA | 69 | 27 | 10.0 | $4.7M | +1.6% | #333 of 2,063 |
| 36Botetourt County, VA | 66 | 9 | 6.8 | $5.7M | +1.5% | #397 of 2,063 |
| 37Alexandria city, VA | 65 | 83 | 10.9 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #436 of 2,063 |
| 38Arlington County, VA | 64 | 136 | 12.1 | $4.5M | +2.1% | #474 of 2,063 |
| 39Rockbridge County, VA | 63 | 5 | 5.2 | $6.8M | 0.0% | #492 of 2,063 |
| 40Manassas city, VA | 63 | 14 | 9.9 | $4.9M | +3.9% | #500 of 2,063 |
| 41Mecklenburg County, VA | 62 | 6 | 4.4 | $7.4M | +1.5% | #520 of 2,063 |
| 42Henry County, VA | 60 | 9 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −3.1% | #586 of 2,063 |
| 43Northumberland County, VA | 60 | 5 | 8.9 | $4.1M | +6.1% | #612 of 2,063 |
| 44Tazewell County, VA | 59 | 7 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −4.4% | #630 of 2,063 |
| 45Pulaski County, VA | 58 | 7 | 4.8 | $7M | −0.6% | #671 of 2,063 |
| 46Portsmouth city, VA | 58 | 27 | 6.7 | $4.9M | −1.2% | #682 of 2,063 |
| 47Washington County, VA | 57 | 18 | 8.1 | $4.2M | 0.0% | #730 of 2,063 |
| 48Westmoreland County, VA | 57 | 7 | 8.6 | $4M | +6.5% | #734 of 2,063 |
| 49Carroll County, VA | 55 | 6 | 4.8 | $6.6M | +0.5% | #794 of 2,063 |
| 50Hopewell city, VA | 55 | 5 | 5.4 | $5.9M | +1.1% | #798 of 2,063 |
| 51Newport News city, VA | 54 | 56 | 7.4 | $4.8M | −1.5% | #841 of 2,063 |
| 52Colonial Heights city, VA | 54 | 6 | 8.0 | $4.7M | +3.2% | #842 of 2,063 |
| 53Page County, VA | 52 | 6 | 6.1 | $5.3M | +0.3% | #924 of 2,063 |
| 54Halifax County, VA | 51 | 6 | 4.4 | $7M | −1.4% | #954 of 2,063 |
| 55Petersburg city, VA | 50 | 8 | 5.3 | $5.5M | +1.0% | #989 of 2,063 |
| 56Virginia Beach city, VA | 49 | 194 | 10.8 | $4M | −1.3% | #1,044 of 2,063 |
| 57Wythe County, VA | 48 | 7 | 5.6 | $5.7M | −1.2% | #1,074 of 2,063 |
| 58Salem city, VA | 48 | 11 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #1,102 of 2,063 |
| 59Nelson County, VA | 45 | 8 | 12.6 | $3.1M | +1.2% | #1,216 of 2,063 |
| 60Montgomery County, VA | 44 | 41 | 11.1 | $3.4M | −1.2% | #1,249 of 2,063 |
| 61Richmond city, VA | 44 | 148 | 14.2 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #1,260 of 2,063 |
| 62Fairfax city, VA | 44 | 19 | 20.8 | $2.5M | +10.8% | #1,261 of 2,063 |
| 63Shenandoah County, VA | 42 | 18 | 10.0 | $3.6M | +3.6% | #1,309 of 2,063 |
| 64Smyth County, VA | 41 | 7 | 5.5 | $5.5M | −3.0% | #1,330 of 2,063 |
| 65Wise County, VA | 40 | 11 | 7.9 | $3.7M | −3.5% | #1,374 of 2,063 |
| 66Accomack County, VA | 39 | 14 | 9.7 | $3.4M | +1.4% | #1,428 of 2,063 |
| 67Waynesboro city, VA | 38 | 11 | 11.2 | $3M | +7.5% | #1,478 of 2,063 |
| 68Middlesex County, VA | 38 | 7 | 14.7 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #1,494 of 2,063 |
| 69Nottoway County, VA | 37 | 5 | 8.9 | $3.7M | +1.0% | #1,510 of 2,063 |
| 70Radford city, VA | 37 | 7 | 12.6 | $2.5M | +7.0% | #1,529 of 2,063 |
| 71Danville city, VA | 36 | 16 | 8.4 | $3.5M | −2.2% | #1,549 of 2,063 |
| 72Fredericksburg city, VA | 36 | 33 | 28.2 | $1.5M | +8.6% | #1,570 of 2,063 |
| 73Falls Church city, VA | 35 | 19 | 30.3 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #1,600 of 2,063 |
| 74Norfolk city, VA | 34 | 109 | 11.5 | $3.1M | −2.9% | #1,613 of 2,063 |
| 75Roanoke city, VA | 33 | 37 | 8.5 | $3.8M | −0.8% | #1,644 of 2,063 |
| 76Lancaster County, VA | 32 | 7 | 12.3 | $3M | +0.9% | #1,680 of 2,063 |
| 77Prince Edward County, VA | 32 | 9 | 11.8 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #1,686 of 2,063 |
| 78Northampton County, VA | 30 | 5 | 9.2 | $3.9M | −2.8% | #1,735 of 2,063 |
| 79Alleghany County, VA | 29 | 5 | 7.8 | $4M | −4.2% | #1,769 of 2,063 |
| 80Martinsville city, VA | 28 | 6 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #1,813 of 2,063 |
| 81Staunton city, VA | 28 | 16 | 14.1 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #1,821 of 2,063 |
| 82Williamsburg city, VA | 26 | 17 | 33.9 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #1,871 of 2,063 |
| 83Patrick County, VA | 25 | 8 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #1,875 of 2,063 |
| 84Winchester city, VA | 22 | 25 | 21.8 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #1,950 of 2,063 |
| 85Lynchburg city, VA | 21 | 64 | 22.3 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #1,970 of 2,063 |
| 86Charlottesville city, VA | 17 | 60 | 30.3 | $1.3M | −4.4% | #2,009 of 2,063 |
| 87Bristol city, VA | 11 | 11 | 15.2 | $2M | −5.2% | #2,044 of 2,063 |
| 88Harrisonburg city, VA | 10 | 47 | 27.1 | $1.3M | −1.7% | #2,052 of 2,063 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 1.2 | $26.2M | −1.5% | |
| Louisa County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $15.8M | +13.6% | |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $20.3M | +3.6% | |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $22.2M | +6.2% | |
| Russell County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $12.1M | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $26.9M | −1.8% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $10.3M | −8.7% | |
| King William County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.5% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $10.4M | +1.9% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $11.6M | −3.5% | |
| Appomattox County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $7.5M | +6.3% | |
| Giles County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $11.4M | −1.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $6.8M | −0.6% | |
| Floyd County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 6.0 | $5.6M | +2.1% | |
| Grayson County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $18.8M | −0.3% | |
| Clarke County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 6.8 | $6.9M | +5.4% | |
| Madison County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 7.3 | $5.5M | +2.7% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $8.4M | −6.0% | |
| Amelia County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $19.1M | +2.7% | |
| Poquoson city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 8.5 | $5.7M | +6.6% | |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $4.9M | +0.9% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $15.1M | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $10M | −1.8% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $12.9M | −0.4% | |
| Essex County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 6.7 | $4.9M | +0.5% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $13.7M | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $5.5M | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $7.6M | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 6 | 17.4 | $1.9M | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 8 | 36.6 | $1M | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 5 | 16.8 | $2.6M | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 6 | 21.7 | $1.4M | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $3.7M | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $10.7M | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $6.8M | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 6 | 27.8 | $1.1M | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 16.5 | $2.1M | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 6.2 | $4.4M | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Virginia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,910 coffee shops and cafes in Virginia. 1,319 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 1,516 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. 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 238 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Virginia spend on food away from home?
About $14.7B a year, or $4,372 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,910 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Virginia has 8.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Virginia would have about 3,973, against 2,910 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,220 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Richmond metro area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Lake of the Woods area scores highest, at 95 (very high). Among 88 scored counties in Virginia, Goochland County scores highest, at 98 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Virginia scores 84 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Virginia. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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