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Coffee shops and cafes in Nottoway County, VA

How Nottoway County, 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,510 of 2,063 scored counties
#69 of 88 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.4M
On food away from home · $3,276 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,796
+1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 coffee shops and cafes in Nottoway County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Nottoway County comes to about $18.4M a year: $3,276 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per cafe, in line with 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nottoway County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Nottoway County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Nottoway County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,510 of 2,063 scored counties and #69 of 88 scored counties in Virginia.

How Nottoway 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 Nottoway County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureNottoway CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.98.611.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$5.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a2,2201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,276$4,372$4,070
Median household income$63,261$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3784

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,796+1.0% since 2020
Households
5,611
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
312 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$63,261+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,152
Median home value
$167,500
Jobs located here
5,560
Daytime population
14,739Residents 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 Nottoway 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
69Nottoway County, VA3758.9$3.7M+1.0%#1,510 of 2,063

Other business types in Nottoway County

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

Questions

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

Nottoway County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nottoway County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Nottoway County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $18.4M a year, or $3,276 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 5,611 households in Nottoway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nottoway County has 8.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending.

How fast is Nottoway County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Nottoway County at 15,796 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,611 households. The median household income in Nottoway County is $63,261 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Nottoway County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,510 of 2,063 scored counties.

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