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Coffee shops and cafes in Hall County, NE
The coffee shops and cafes in Hall County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,384 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 27
- 12 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $89.7M
- On food away from home · $3,650 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,633
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hall County spend about $89.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,650 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 10% 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 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hall County as of September 2026. 12 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Hall County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,537 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. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $269K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hall County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hall County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Hall County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,384 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Hall County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Hall County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,537 | 1,602 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,650 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,251 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $269K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hall 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 Hall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,633+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,587
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,251+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,848
- Median home value
- $224,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,068
- Daytime population
- 66,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 81 | 8 | 7.4 | $5.9M | +3.9% | #92 of 2,063 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 72 | 10 | 11.2 | $3.8M | +6.0% | #258 of 2,063 |
| 3Washington County, NE | 69 | 8 | 9.5 | $4.6M | +1.8% | #337 of 2,063 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 63 | 7 | 7.5 | $4.8M | +0.2% | #501 of 2,063 |
| 5Sarpy County, NE | 58 | 100 | 13.5 | $3.4M | +9.0% | #707 of 2,063 |
| 6Otoe County, NE | 53 | 7 | 11.0 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #904 of 2,063 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 52 | 15 | 11.0 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #951 of 2,063 |
| 8Seward County, NE | 48 | 7 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #1,094 of 2,063 |
| 9Dodge County, NE | 48 | 16 | 10.5 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #1,100 of 2,063 |
| 10Saline County, NE | 48 | 6 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.9% | #1,110 of 2,063 |
| 13Hall County, NE | 40 | 27 | 11.0 | $3.3M | +1.4% | #1,384 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hall County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
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 Hall County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 coffee shops and cafes in Hall County. 12 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 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. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hall County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $89.7M a year, or $3,650 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 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 24,587 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hall County, NE compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hall County has 11.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hall County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,537 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Hall County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Hall County at 63,633 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,587 households. Median household income in Hall County is $69,251, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Hall County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,384 of 2,063 scored counties.
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