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Restaurants and cafes in Coosa County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Coosa County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #498 of 2,405 scored counties
#14 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On food away from home · $3,090 a household
Spending per listing
$975K
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.7
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,161
−1.7% 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 14 restaurants and cafes in Coosa County. None of them are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.7, 71% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Coosa County comes to about $13.7M a year: $3,090 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $975K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Coosa County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,105 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Coosa County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, Coosa County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #498 of 2,405 scored counties and #14 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Coosa County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Coosa County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCoosa CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.792.0109.8
Spending per listing$975K$382K$371K
Households per official establishment1,105246209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,090$3,519$4,070
Median household income$57,355$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6659

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$415K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Coosa 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.

Population and households in Coosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,161−1.7% since 2020
Households
4,418
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
651 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$57,355+47.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,037
Median home value
$115,500
Jobs located here
1,582
Daytime population
7,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Coosa County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL9123757.9$697K+18.0%#20 of 2,405
2Cleburne County, AL782643.5$725K+6.0%#166 of 2,405
3St. Clair County, AL7427979.5$463K+7.1%#278 of 2,405
4Lawrence County, AL737252.8$645K+2.3%#288 of 2,405
5Blount County, AL7312455.9$610K+1.8%#290 of 2,405
6Autauga County, AL7315567.6$556K+5.1%#299 of 2,405
7Shelby County, AL7376788.3$502K+6.5%#310 of 2,405
8Chilton County, AL7212067.1$500K+5.9%#343 of 2,405
9Washington County, AL702948.6$732K−3.3%#387 of 2,405
10Cherokee County, AL706462.8$512K+5.8%#402 of 2,405
14Coosa County, AL661431.7$975K−1.7%#498 of 2,405

Other business types in Coosa County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Coosa County, AL?

Coosa County has 14 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

How much do households in Coosa County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $13.7M a year, or $3,090 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $975K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,418 households in Coosa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Coosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Coosa County has 31.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $975K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Coosa County would have about 37, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,105 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Coosa County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Coosa County at 10,161 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,418 households. The median household income in Coosa County is $57,355 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.1% 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. Coosa County scores 66 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #498 of 2,405 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Coosa County

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