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Coffee shops and cafes in Saline County, NE
The coffee shops and cafes in Saline County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,110 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On food away from home · $3,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,996
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Saline County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Saline County comes to about $19.8M a year: $3,842 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 11% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Saline County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Saline County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Saline County is 48 (lower middle), #1,110 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,602 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,842 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,910 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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
- 14,996+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,143
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,556
- Median home value
- $197,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,877
- Daytime population
- 13,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Saline County marked.
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 |
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 cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Saline County, NE?
Saline County has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Saline County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Saline County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $19.8M a year, or $3,842 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, NE compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Saline County has 11.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Saline County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Saline County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,110 of 2,063 scored counties.
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