Food and drink · County · Oklahoma
Coffee shops and cafes in Tulsa County, OK
How Tulsa County, OK 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,285 of 2,063 scored counties
#23 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 320
- 145 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 194
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On food away from home · $3,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,691 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Tulsa County spend about $1B a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.1M per cafe, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Tulsa County has 320 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 145 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 194 businesses with payroll in Tulsa County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 26.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,404 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 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tulsa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Tulsa County is 43 (lower middle), #1,285 of 2,063 scored counties and #23 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Tulsa County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,404 | 1,934 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.0% | +48.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,691 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154 → 194All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 320145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $7.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogers County, OK | 83 | 24 | 6.5 | $5.9M | +7.1% | #67 of 2,063 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 83 | 22 | 7.0 | $5.5M | +14.6% | #68 of 2,063 |
| 3Logan County, OK | 81 | 12 | 6.7 | $6M | +11.5% | #90 of 2,063 |
| 4Canadian County, OK | 79 | 46 | 7.9 | $5.1M | +20.4% | #124 of 2,063 |
| 5Stephens County, OK | 70 | 11 | 6.3 | $5.4M | +3.4% | #300 of 2,063 |
| 6Osage County, OK | 69 | 11 | 6.3 | $5.5M | +2.2% | #322 of 2,063 |
| 7Creek County, OK | 63 | 22 | 7.8 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #507 of 2,063 |
| 8Grady County, OK | 63 | 25 | 12.1 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #517 of 2,063 |
| 9Garvin County, OK | 62 | 7 | 6.9 | $4.7M | +2.8% | #534 of 2,063 |
| 10McClain County, OK | 59 | 20 | 12.2 | $3.3M | +18.4% | #666 of 2,063 |
| 23Tulsa County, OK | 43 | 320 | 11.7 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #1,285 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Tulsa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
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 Tulsa County, OK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 320 coffee shops and cafes in Tulsa County. 145 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 26.0% from 2019. 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 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $1B a year, or $3,691 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 320 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Tulsa 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 $3.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 272, against 320 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,404 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 43 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,285 of 2,063 scored counties.
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