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Coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, MO
The coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #479 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 40
- 15 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $163.2M
- On food away from home · $3,791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,791 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $163.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 10% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,690 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #479 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,690 | 2,080 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,791 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Franklin County, MO | 64 | 40 | 9.3 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #479 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops67
Groceries and convenience
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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 Franklin County, MO?
There are 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 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 Franklin County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $163.2M a year, or $3,791 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Franklin 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 $4.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 44, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,690 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #479 of 2,063 scored counties.
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