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Coffee shops and cafes in Seward County, NE
How Seward 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 · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,094 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On food away from home · $4,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,032
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Seward County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Seward County comes to about $27.2M a year: $4,005 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 5% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Seward County in 2023. That is one for every 1,131 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Seward County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Seward County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,094 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Seward 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 | Seward County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,131 | 1,602 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,005 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,444 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $435K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Seward 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 Seward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,032+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,788
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $82,444+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,633
- Median home value
- $241,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,998
- Daytime population
- 14,864Residents 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 Seward 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 Seward County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza41
- 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 Seward County, NE?
Seward County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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. 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 Seward County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $27.2M a year, or $4,005 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 6,788 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seward County, NE compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Seward County has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,131 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Seward County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Seward County at 18,032 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,788 households. The median household income in Seward County is $82,444 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Seward County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,094 of 2,063 scored counties.
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