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Coffee shops and cafes in Stoddard County, MO
How Stoddard 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,469 of 2,063 scored counties
#45 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On food away from home · $3,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,284
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Stoddard County spend about $38.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,285 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per cafe, 7% 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 Stoddard County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Stoddard County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,317 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 Stoddard County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Stoddard County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,469 of 2,063 scored counties and #45 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.
How Stoddard 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 | Stoddard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,317 | 2,080 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,285 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,957 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $332K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,284−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,585
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,528
- Median home value
- $143,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,266
- Daytime population
- 26,787Residents 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 Stoddard 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 |
| 45Stoddard County, MO | 38 | 11 | 9.5 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #1,469 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Stoddard County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Stoddard County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 coffee shops and cafes in Stoddard County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 Stoddard County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $38.1M a year, or $3,285 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Stoddard County has 9.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,317 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,469 of 2,063 scored counties.
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