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Coffee shops and cafes in Maui County, HI

The coffee shops and cafes in Maui County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,952 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
166
39 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
78
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$250.3M
On food away from home · $4,482 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.7
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,592
−2.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Maui County is 22 (low), #1,952 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 166 coffee shops and cafes in Maui County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,482 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Maui County spend about $250.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 166 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1.5M per cafe, 59% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in Maui County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Maui County. Population estimates show Maui County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Maui County compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Maui County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureMaui CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.722.311.0
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)7169021,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.6%+13.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,482$4,533$4,070
Median household income$97,161$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2220

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76 → 78All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
877
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16639 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Maui 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 Maui County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,592−2.5% since 2020
Households
55,841
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,162 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$97,161+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,649
Median home value
$904,700
Jobs located here
75,578
Daytime population
133,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Hawaii

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The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Maui County marked.

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI3423131.2$1.3M+4.6%#1,640 of 2,063
2Honolulu County, HI2960817.9$2.6M−2.3%#1,792 of 2,063
3Kauai County, HI259439.8$1.1M+0.3%#1,896 of 2,063
4Maui County, HI2216629.7$1.5M−2.5%#1,952 of 2,063

Other business types in Maui County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Maui County, HI?

Maui County has 166 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Maui County, HI spend on food away from home?

About $250.3M a year, or $4,482 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 55,841 households in Maui County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Maui County has 29.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.5M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Maui County would have about 68, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Maui County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Maui County at 160,592 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,841 households. The median household income in Maui County is $97,161 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Maui County scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,952 of 2,063 scored counties.

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