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Coffee shops and cafes in Cedar County, MO

How Cedar County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On food away from home · $3,086 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,888
+4.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 coffee shops and cafes in Cedar County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Cedar County comes to about $17.8M a year: $3,086 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per cafe, 60% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cedar County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,443 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.

Population estimates show Cedar County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Cedar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cedar 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Cedar County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCedar CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.29.811.0
Spending per listing$5.9M$3.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4432,0801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,086$3,799$4,070
Median household income$48,181$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$45K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,888+4.8% since 2020
Households
5,773
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$48,181+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,499
Median home value
$168,100
Jobs located here
3,159
Daytime population
12,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO9253.6$11.1M+9.2%#12 of 2,063
2Lincoln County, MO88167.0$5.8M+11.4%#33 of 2,063
3Jefferson County, MO85414.6$8.6M+2.7%#47 of 2,063
4Newton County, MO82115.0$7.2M+6.1%#75 of 2,063
5Christian County, MO81298.3$4.9M+8.3%#97 of 2,063
6St. Charles County, MO751187.3$6.4M+4.9%#185 of 2,063
7Cass County, MO75347.9$5.3M+7.1%#192 of 2,063
8Callaway County, MO73116.7$5.5M+3.2%#236 of 2,063
9Barry County, MO7086.0$5.7M+4.8%#296 of 2,063
10Pettis County, MO65127.1$4.8M+2.9%#434 of 2,063
Cedar County, MONot scored35.2$5.9M+4.8%

Other business types in Cedar County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cedar County, MO?

There are 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cedar County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

How much do households in Cedar County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $17.8M a year, or $3,086 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 5,773 households in Cedar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cedar County has 5.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.9M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cedar County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,443 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Cedar County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cedar County at 14,888 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,773 households. The median household income in Cedar County is $48,181 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Cedar County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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