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Food and drink · Small-town market · Missouri

Coffee shops and cafes in the Mexico, MO area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Mexico, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #219 of 529 scored small-town markets
#6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30.5M
On food away from home · $3,312 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,528
−1.0% 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 6 coffee shops and cafes in the Mexico area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in the Mexico area spend about $30.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,312 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per cafe, 37% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Mexico area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mexico area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Mexico area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #219 of 529 scored small-town markets and #6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Mexico area 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 Mexico, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMexico areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.59.811.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$3.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a2,0801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,312$3,799$4,070
Median household income$59,448$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Mexico area, 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 the Mexico area

Population, 2025 estimate
24,528−1.0% since 2020
Households
9,219
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,893
Median home value
$143,100
Jobs located here
8,235
Daytime population
22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mexico area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sedalia, MO70127.1$4.8M+2.9%#60 of 529
2Warrensburg, MO68188.5$4.2M+4.9%#75 of 529
3Farmington, MO63176.9$4.9M+2.1%#120 of 529
4Lebanon, MO61117.6$4.2M+2.5%#152 of 529
5Kirksville, MO5598.6$3.9M+1.9%#215 of 529
6Mexico, MO5466.5$5.1M−1.0%#219 of 529
7Sikeston, MO51136.6$5.1M−0.3%#253 of 529
8Moberly, MO4888.7$3.7M+0.2%#285 of 529
9Hannibal, MO46149.2$3.7M+0.4%#301 of 529
Quincy, IL-MO44289.0$3.9M−2.0%#324 of 529

Other business types in the Mexico area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Mexico, MO area?

There are 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Mexico area as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Mexico area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Mexico, MO area spend on food away from home?

About $30.5M a year, or $3,312 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 9,219 households in the Mexico area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Mexico area has 6.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Mexico area would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Mexico, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Mexico area at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. The median household income in the Mexico area is $59,448 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mexico area scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #219 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in the Mexico area

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