Coffee shops and cafes in Texas

Texas has 11,422 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4,821 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Texas comes to about $43.6B a year: $3,970 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Texas was 7,538 in 2023, up 38.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 497 SBA-backed loans worth $279.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Texas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #13 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Odessa metro area scores highest (66). Of the 39 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the El Campo area scores highest (76).