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Coffee shops and cafes in Burnet County, TX

The coffee shops and cafes in Burnet County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,069 of 2,063 scored counties
#77 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
27
6 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
17
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$82.8M
On food away from home · $3,948 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,015
+15.2% 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

Households in Burnet County spend about $82.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,948 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Burnet County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 22%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Burnet County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,233 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Burnet County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Burnet County is 49 (lower middle), #1,069 of 2,063 scored counties and #77 of 150 scored counties in Texas.

How Burnet 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 Burnet County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBurnet CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.910.411.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,2331,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,948$3,970$4,070
Median household income$78,732$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 17All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
276 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Burnet 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 Burnet County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,015+15.2% since 2020
Households
20,969
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
995 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$78,732+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,846
Median home value
$344,000
Jobs located here
16,131
Daytime population
43,265Residents 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 Burnet 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
77Burnet County, TX492712.9$3.1M+15.2%#1,069 of 2,063

Other business types in Burnet County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 coffee shops and cafes in Burnet County. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $82.8M a year, or $3,948 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 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 20,969 households in Burnet County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burnet County has 12.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Burnet County would have about 22, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Burnet County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Burnet County at 57,015 people in 2025, up 15.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,969 households. Median household income in Burnet County is $78,732, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Burnet County scores 49 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,069 of 2,063 scored counties.

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