Food and drink · County · Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Chesapeake city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Chesapeake city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #86 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 88 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 54
- 29 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +45.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $407.4M
- On food away from home · $4,351 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Chesapeake city scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #86 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 88 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Households in Chesapeake city spend about $407.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,351 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per cafe, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Chesapeake city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Chesapeake city was 35 in 2023, up 45.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,675 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 $560K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Chesapeake city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesapeake city grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesapeake 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $5.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,675 | 2,220 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.8% | +21.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,351 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 35All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +45.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5429 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $560K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents 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 |
| 19Chesapeake city, VA | 81 | 54 | 5.8 | $7.5M | +2.3% | #86 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes81
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Chesapeake city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 coffee shops and cafes in Chesapeake city. 29 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 45.8% 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $407.4M a year, or $4,351 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Chesapeake city has 5.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.5M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 110, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,675 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 81 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #86 of 2,063 scored counties.
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