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Coffee shops and cafes in Perry County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Perry County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,405 of 2,063 scored counties
#41 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On food away from home · $3,580 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.6
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,093
+0.6% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,580 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per cafe, 34% 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 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.6, 33% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Perry County in 2023. That is one for every 2,508 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Perry County is 40 (lower middle), #1,405 of 2,063 scored counties and #41 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.69.811.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,5082,0801,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.0%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,580$3,799$4,070
Median household income$62,981$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$455K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,093+0.6% since 2020
Households
7,525
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,981+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,111
Median home value
$188,200
Jobs located here
8,927
Daytime population
18,290Residents 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 Perry 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
41Perry County, MO401114.6$2.4M+0.6%#1,405 of 2,063

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 coffee shops and cafes in Perry County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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 Perry County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $26.9M a year, or $3,580 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 7,525 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 14.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.4M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Perry County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,508 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 19,093 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,525 households. Median household income in Perry County is $62,981, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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. Perry County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,405 of 2,063 scored counties.

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