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Coffee shops and cafes in Brazoria County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Brazoria County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #472 of 2,063 scored counties
#30 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
131
61 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
115
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$594.9M
On food away from home · $4,443 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Brazoria County comes to about $594.9M a year: $4,443 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per cafe, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 131 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Brazoria County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Brazoria County was 115 in 2023, up 49.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,164 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 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Brazoria County.

Population estimates show Brazoria County grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Brazoria County is 64 (upper middle), #472 of 2,063 scored counties and #30 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Brazoria County compares

The same measures for Texas 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.810.411.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,1641,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+49.4%+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,443$3,970$4,070
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 115All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
965
Annual payroll, 2023
$17M
One-person businesses, 2023
43All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13161 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
161The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with Brazoria County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX89147.6$5.4M+21.9%#27 of 2,063
2Llano County, TX8354.6$8.1M+9.5%#62 of 2,063
3Guadalupe County, TX79527.9$5.3M+15.8%#122 of 2,063
4Liberty County, TX78196.1$5.9M+31.3%#138 of 2,063
5Rusk County, TX74105.5$6.4M+5.0%#203 of 2,063
6Bandera County, TX7477.6$4.9M+9.0%#213 of 2,063
7San Jacinto County, TX7365.5$6.2M+7.1%#230 of 2,063
8Medina County, TX73137.3$5.2M+11.4%#239 of 2,063
9Wilson County, TX73168.8$4.8M+12.2%#241 of 2,063
10Washington County, TX72138.4$4.5M+7.0%#256 of 2,063
30Brazoria County, TX641319.8$4.5M+12.2%#472 of 2,063

Other business types in Brazoria County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Brazoria County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 131 coffee shops and cafes in Brazoria County. 61 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 49.4% 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 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Brazoria County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $594.9M a year, or $4,443 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brazoria County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Brazoria County has 9.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 161, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,164 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 49.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #472 of 2,063 scored counties.

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