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Coffee shops and cafes in Cole County, MO
The coffee shops and cafes in Cole County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #574 of 2,063 scored counties
#16 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 29
- 9 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $120.7M
- On food away from home · $3,884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 coffee shops and cafes in Cole County. 9 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,884 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $120.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.2M per cafe, 12% 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 Cole County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,391 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $144K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cole County.
Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cole County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #574 of 2,063 scored counties and #16 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cole 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,391 | 2,080 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,884 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 299 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $144K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents 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 Cole 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 |
| 16Cole County, MO | 61 | 29 | 9.3 | $4.2M | +1.7% | #574 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cole County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cole County, MO?
Cole County has 29 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $120.7M a year, or $3,884 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cole County has 9.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.2M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cole County would have about 33, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,391 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 61 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #574 of 2,063 scored counties.
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