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Coffee shops and cafes in Bedford County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Bedford County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #55 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 88 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $128.1M
- On food away from home · $3,868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Bedford County is 84 (high), #55 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 88 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Bedford County comes to about $128.1M a year: $3,868 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per cafe, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bedford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bedford County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,313 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $232K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bedford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $5.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,313 | 2,220 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,868 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $232K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Bedford County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| 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 |
| 17Bedford County, VA | 84 | 15 | 4.5 | $8.5M | +4.4% | #55 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Bedford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes83
- Sit-down restaurants78
- Fast food and sandwich shops84
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes84
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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 Bedford County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 coffee shops and cafes in Bedford County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $128.1M a year, or $3,868 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Bedford County has 4.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $8.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bedford County would have about 35, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,313 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 84 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #55 of 2,063 scored counties.
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