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Coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County, TX

How Calhoun County, TX 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #593 of 2,063 scored counties
#41 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$33.3M
On food away from home · $3,844 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,599
−2.3% 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 Calhoun County spend about $33.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,844 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 50% 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 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Calhoun County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,168 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.

Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Calhoun County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #593 of 2,063 scored counties and #41 of 150 scored counties in Texas.

How Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.910.411.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,1681,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,844$3,970$4,070
Median household income$79,959$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$265K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,599−2.3% since 2020
Households
8,670
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$79,959+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,381
Median home value
$171,200
Jobs located here
10,873
Daytime population
22,043Residents 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 Calhoun 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
41Calhoun County, TX6066.9$5.6M−2.3%#593 of 2,063

Other business types in Calhoun County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Calhoun County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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.

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

About $33.3M a year, or $3,844 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 8,670 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calhoun County has 6.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.6M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,168 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Calhoun County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 19,599 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,670 households. Median household income in Calhoun County is $79,959, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.0%, 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. Calhoun County scores 60 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #593 of 2,063 scored counties.

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