Food and drink · County · Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Bristol city, VA
How Bristol city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,044 of 2,063 scored counties
#87 of 88 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 5 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On food away from home · $3,097 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol city scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #2,044 of 2,063 scored counties and #87 of 88 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 coffee shops and cafes in Bristol city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Bristol city spend about $22.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,097 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2M per cafe, 45% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Bristol city classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,445 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. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $5.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,445 | 2,220 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,097 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 87Bristol city, VA | 11 | 11 | 15.2 | $2M | −5.2% | #2,044 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Bristol city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes4
- Sit-down restaurants4
- Fast food and sandwich shops3
- Pizza3
- Coffee shops and cafes11
- Bakeries and dessert shops11
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Bristol city, VA?
There are 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bristol city as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $22.4M a year, or $3,097 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Bristol city has 15.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bristol city would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,445 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 11 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,044 of 2,063 scored counties.
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