Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Missouri

Coffee shops and cafes in Miller County, MO

How Miller 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 · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,517 of 2,063 scored counties
#49 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$32.7M
On food away from home · $3,313 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,817
+4.2% since 2020

See the coffee shops and cafes around any address in Miller County

The site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Miller County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Miller County spend about $32.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,313 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Miller County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Miller County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,408 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $276K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Miller County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miller County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miller County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,517 of 2,063 scored counties and #49 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.

How Miller 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 Miller County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMiller CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.19.811.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4082,0801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,313$3,799$4,070
Median household income$56,736$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$276K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Miller 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 Miller County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,817+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,857
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,753
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
7,939
Daytime population
22,607Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Miller County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the coffee shops and cafes on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Miller County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Coffee shops and cafes across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Miller 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
49Miller County, MO371010.1$3.3M+4.2%#1,517 of 2,063

Other business types in Miller County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Miller County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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.

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

About $32.7M a year, or $3,313 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miller County has 10.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Miller County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Miller County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,517 of 2,063 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Miller County. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Miller County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Miller County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.