Food and drink · Small-town market · Nebraska
Coffee shops and cafes in the Lexington, NE area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Lexington, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #365 of 529 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $37.1M
- On food away from home · $3,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,255
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,712 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Lexington area spend about $37.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 14 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.6M per cafe, 29% 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 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Lexington area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Lexington area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,664 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lexington area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Lexington area is 41 (lower middle), #365 of 529 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the Lexington area 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 | Lexington area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,664 | 1,602 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,712 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,652 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $686K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 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 the Lexington area, 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 the Lexington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,255+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,981
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $70,652+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,728
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,857
- Daytime population
- 25,770Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Lexington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beatrice, NE | 68 | 7 | 7.5 | $4.8M | +0.2% | #72 of 529 |
| 2Columbus, NE | 57 | 19 | 10.9 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #198 of 529 |
| 3Fremont, NE | 55 | 16 | 10.5 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #218 of 529 |
| 4Norfolk, NE | 54 | 21 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +1.1% | #224 of 529 |
| 5Kearney, NE | 46 | 32 | 14.0 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #309 of 529 |
| 6Hastings, NE | 42 | 20 | 11.7 | $3.1M | −0.2% | #351 of 529 |
| 7Lexington, NE | 41 | 14 | 14.0 | $2.6M | +1.1% | #365 of 529 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 36 | 16 | 10.5 | $3.3M | −3.6% | #415 of 529 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 35 | 19 | 12.4 | $2.8M | −1.2% | #435 of 529 |
Other business types in the Lexington area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes41
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
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 the Lexington, NE area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 coffee shops and cafes in the Lexington area. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lexington, NE area spend on food away from home?
About $37.1M a year, or $3,712 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 9,981 households in the Lexington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington, NE area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Lexington area has 14.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Lexington area would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington area at 26,255 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,981 households. Median household income in the Lexington area is $70,652, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lexington area scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #365 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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