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Coffee shops and cafes in Frederick County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Frederick County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 94 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #4 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 88 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
17
12 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
8
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$155.9M
On food away from home · $4,407 a household
Spending per listing
$9.2M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,955
+8.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For coffee shops and cafes, Frederick County has a Groundwork market score of 94 (very high): #4 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 88 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 coffee shops and cafes in Frederick County. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Frederick County spend about $155.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,407 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2.5 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Frederick County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,423 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Frederick County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Frederick 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Frederick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFrederick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.88.611.0
Spending per listing$9.2M$5.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4,4232,2201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,407$4,372$4,070
Median household income$97,606$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score9484

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Frederick 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 Frederick County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,955+8.8% since 2020
Households
35,385
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
230
Median household income
$97,606+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,937
Median home value
$386,000
Jobs located here
32,890
Daytime population
83,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Frederick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA9865.8$8.7M+17.4%#1 of 2,063
2King George County, VA9654.9$9.7M+10.5%#2 of 2,063
3Stafford County, VA95326.1$8.7M+8.3%#3 of 2,063
4Frederick County, VA94174.8$9.2M+8.8%#4 of 2,063
5New Kent County, VA9455.4$8.9M+21.2%#5 of 2,063
6Caroline County, VA9354.2$9.7M+11.3%#6 of 2,063
7Chesterfield County, VA93765.4$8.3M+8.7%#8 of 2,063
8Orange County, VA9385.4$8M+10.1%#10 of 2,063
9Spotsylvania County, VA92275.1$9.1M+10.5%#15 of 2,063
10Suffolk city, VA91246.3$6.6M+10.4%#18 of 2,063

Other business types in Frederick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Frederick County, VA?

There are 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Frederick County as of September 2026. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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 Frederick County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $155.9M a year, or $4,407 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 35,385 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Frederick County, VA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Frederick County has 4.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $9.2M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Frederick County would have about 42, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,423 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Frederick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Frederick County at 99,955 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,385 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $97,606 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Frederick County scores 94 for coffee shops and cafes (very high), #4 of 2,063 scored counties.

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