Food and drink · County · Missouri
Coffee shops and cafes in Camden County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Camden County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,022 of 2,063 scored counties
#27 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $66.3M
- On food away from home · $3,696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,047
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Camden County comes to about $66.3M a year: $3,696 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Camden County has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Camden County in 2023. That is one for every 2,988 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Camden County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Camden County is 50 (upper middle), #1,022 of 2,063 scored counties and #27 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.
How Camden County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Camden County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,988 | 2,080 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,696 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,387 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,047+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,925
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,387+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,825
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 16,585
- Daytime population
- 44,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Camden County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 92 | 5 | 3.6 | $11.1M | +9.2% | #12 of 2,063 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 88 | 16 | 7.0 | $5.8M | +11.4% | #33 of 2,063 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 85 | 41 | 4.6 | $8.6M | +2.7% | #47 of 2,063 |
| 4Newton County, MO | 82 | 11 | 5.0 | $7.2M | +6.1% | #75 of 2,063 |
| 5Christian County, MO | 81 | 29 | 8.3 | $4.9M | +8.3% | #97 of 2,063 |
| 6St. Charles County, MO | 75 | 118 | 7.3 | $6.4M | +4.9% | #185 of 2,063 |
| 7Cass County, MO | 75 | 34 | 7.9 | $5.3M | +7.1% | #192 of 2,063 |
| 8Callaway County, MO | 73 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.5M | +3.2% | #236 of 2,063 |
| 9Barry County, MO | 70 | 8 | 6.0 | $5.7M | +4.8% | #296 of 2,063 |
| 10Pettis County, MO | 65 | 12 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +2.9% | #434 of 2,063 |
| 27Camden County, MO | 50 | 26 | 14.5 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #1,022 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Camden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Camden County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 coffee shops and cafes in Camden County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $66.3M a year, or $3,696 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 17,925 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, MO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Camden County has 14.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Camden County would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,988 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 44,047 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,925 households. Median household income in Camden County is $66,387, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Camden County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,022 of 2,063 scored counties.
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