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Coffee shops and cafes in Cerro Gordo County, IA
The coffee shops and cafes in Cerro Gordo County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,776 of 2,063 scored counties
#47 of 63 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 22
- 9 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $71.8M
- On food away from home · $3,673 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,372
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Cerro Gordo County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,776 of 2,063 scored counties and #47 of 63 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,673 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Cerro Gordo County spend about $71.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cerro Gordo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Cerro Gordo County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,028 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cerro Gordo County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cerro Gordo 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 | Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,028 | 1,702 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,673 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,189 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,372−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,538
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,087
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,381
- Daytime population
- 45,188Residents 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 Cerro Gordo 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 |
| 47Cerro Gordo County, IA | 29 | 22 | 11.3 | $3.3M | −1.5% | #1,776 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cerro Gordo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants32
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops23
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 coffee shops and cafes in Cerro Gordo County. 9 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 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.
How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $71.8M a year, or $3,673 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cerro Gordo County has 11.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cerro Gordo County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,028 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 29 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,776 of 2,063 scored counties.
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