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Coffee shops and cafes in Southampton County, VA

How Southampton 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On food away from home · $3,555 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
18,110
+0.9% 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

There are no coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Southampton County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Southampton County would have about 7, against none on map listings.

Household spending on food away from home in Southampton County comes to about $24.4M a year: $3,555 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. 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 Southampton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Southampton County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Southampton County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Southampton 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 Southampton County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSouthampton CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.08.611.0
Spending per listingn/a$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+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,555$4,372$4,070
Median household income$70,795$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
0
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 Southampton 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 Southampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,110+0.9% since 2020
Households
6,868
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,795+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,838
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
3,775
Daytime population
14,076Residents 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 Southampton 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
Southampton County, VANot scored00.0n/a+0.9%

Other business types in Southampton County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no coffee shops and cafes in Southampton 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 Southampton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $24.4M a year, or $3,555 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,868 households in Southampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Southampton County has no coffee shops and cafes on map listings. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Southampton County would have about 7, against none on map listings.

How fast is Southampton County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Southampton County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,868 households. The median household income in Southampton County is $70,795 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.4% 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. Southampton County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes, having none on map listings.

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 Southampton County

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