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Coffee shops and cafes in Saline County, MO
How Saline 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,651 of 2,063 scored counties
#53 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On food away from home · $3,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,265
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Saline County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,651 of 2,063 scored counties and #53 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,322 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $26.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Saline County has 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Saline County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,013 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. Population estimates show Saline County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,013 | 2,080 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,322 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,931 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $146K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,265−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,053
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 756 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,931+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,384
- Median home value
- $150,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,081
- Daytime population
- 21,701Residents 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 Saline 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 |
| 53Saline County, MO | 33 | 9 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.3% | #1,651 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Saline County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants32
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza23
- Coffee shops and cafes33
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
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 Saline County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 coffee shops and cafes in Saline County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 Saline County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $26.7M a year, or $3,322 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 8,053 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, MO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Saline County has 11.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Saline County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,013 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 23,265 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,053 households. Median household income in Saline County is $57,931, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Saline County scores 33 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,651 of 2,063 scored counties.
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