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Coffee shops and cafes in Scott County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On food away from home · $2,947 a household
Spending per listing
$26.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,200
−1.8% 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

Households in Scott County spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home, or $2,947 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $26.9M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There is 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Scott County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, Scott County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Scott 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 Scott County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.18.611.0
Spending per listing$26.9M$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, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,947$4,372$4,070
Median household income$46,349$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored84

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,200−1.8% since 2020
Households
9,127
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
536 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$46,349+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,930
Median home value
$143,000
Jobs located here
4,908
Daytime population
18,383Residents 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 Scott 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
Scott County, VANot scored11.1$26.9M−1.8%

Other business types in Scott County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 coffee shop or cafe in Scott County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $26.9M a year, or $2,947 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $26.9M 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 9,127 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Scott County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Scott County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 21,200 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,127 households. Median household income in Scott County is $46,349, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Scott County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Scott County

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