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Coffee shops and cafes in Holt County, NE

How Holt County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On food away from home · $3,561 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,067
−0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 coffee shops and cafes in Holt County. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,561 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Holt County spend about $14.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 3 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.8M per cafe, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Holt County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,013 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Holt County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Holt County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Holt 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Holt County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHolt CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.412.911.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,0131,6021,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,561$3,946$4,070
Median household income$68,513$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$130K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Holt 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 Holt County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,067−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,050
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$68,513+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,600
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
4,132
Daytime population
11,812Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Holt County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE8187.4$5.9M+3.9%#92 of 2,063
2Saunders County, NE721011.2$3.8M+6.0%#258 of 2,063
3Washington County, NE6989.5$4.6M+1.8%#337 of 2,063
4Gage County, NE6377.5$4.8M+0.2%#501 of 2,063
5Sarpy County, NE5810013.5$3.4M+9.0%#707 of 2,063
6Otoe County, NE53711.0$3.6M+3.9%#904 of 2,063
7Platte County, NE521511.0$3.4M+3.9%#951 of 2,063
8Seward County, NE48710.3$3.9M+2.3%#1,094 of 2,063
9Dodge County, NE481610.5$3.5M+2.6%#1,100 of 2,063
10Saline County, NE48611.7$3.3M+1.9%#1,110 of 2,063
Holt County, NENot scored37.4$4.8M−0.3%

Other business types in Holt County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Holt County, NE?

There are 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Holt County as of September 2026. 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. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

How much do households in Holt County, NE spend on food away from home?

About $14.4M a year, or $3,561 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,050 households in Holt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Holt County has 7.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Holt County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,013 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Holt County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Holt County at 10,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,050 households. The median household income in Holt County is $68,513 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Holt County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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