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Coffee shops and cafes in Boone County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Boone County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #968 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 63 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $43.9M
- On food away from home · $4,010 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,799
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,010 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $43.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Boone County in 2023. That is one for every 1,367 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #968 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 63 scored counties in Iowa.
How Boone County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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.
| Measure | Boone County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 11.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,367 | 1,702 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,010 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,531 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,799+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,936
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $83,531+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,765
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,561
- Daytime population
- 23,449Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Boone County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 68 | 50 | 11.8 | $4M | +17.8% | #368 of 2,063 |
| 2Marshall County, IA | 67 | 6 | 3.9 | $9.4M | −0.5% | #370 of 2,063 |
| 3Benton County, IA | 66 | 6 | 5.9 | $7M | +1.8% | #396 of 2,063 |
| 4Warren County, IA | 61 | 27 | 13.1 | $3.3M | +9.0% | #584 of 2,063 |
| 5Washington County, IA | 59 | 9 | 10.0 | $3.8M | +0.6% | #661 of 2,063 |
| 6Grundy County, IA | 57 | 5 | 9.8 | $4.1M | +0.2% | #732 of 2,063 |
| 7Webster County, IA | 56 | 12 | 7.8 | $4.5M | −0.4% | #765 of 2,063 |
| 8Pottawattamie County, IA | 55 | 36 | 9.6 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #816 of 2,063 |
| 9Allamakee County, IA | 54 | 5 | 8.4 | $4.3M | +1.2% | #848 of 2,063 |
| 10Buchanan County, IA | 54 | 8 | 9.7 | $3.9M | +1.3% | #857 of 2,063 |
| 18Boone County, IA | 51 | 10 | 9.1 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #968 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Boone County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes76
- Sit-down restaurants77
- Fast food and sandwich shops78
- Pizza64
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Boone County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Boone County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Boone County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $43.9M a year, or $4,010 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 10,936 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, IA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Boone County has 9.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Boone County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,367 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 26,799 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,936 households. Median household income in Boone County is $83,531, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Boone County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #968 of 2,063 scored counties.
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