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Coffee shops and cafes in Pittsylvania County, VA

How Pittsylvania 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$78.6M
On food away from home · $3,140 a household
Spending per listing
$26.2M
7.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
89% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,490
−1.5% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Pittsylvania County comes to about $78.6M a year: $3,140 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 coffee shops and cafes, that is $26.2M per cafe, 7.1 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 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pittsylvania County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 89% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Pittsylvania County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 8,340 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pittsylvania County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Pittsylvania County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePittsylvania CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.28.611.0
Spending per listing$26.2M$5.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)8,3402,2201,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,140$4,372$4,070
Median household income$54,085$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored84

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$206K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,490−1.5% since 2020
Households
25,020
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
969 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,420
Median home value
$161,400
Jobs located here
12,541
Daytime population
46,960Residents 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 Pittsylvania 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
Pittsylvania County, VANot scored31.2$26.2M−1.5%

Other business types in Pittsylvania County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 coffee shops and cafes in Pittsylvania County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $78.6M a year, or $3,140 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $26.2M 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pittsylvania County has 1.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 89% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $26.2M, 7.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 21, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,340 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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