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Coffee shops and cafes in Dallas County, TX
The coffee shops and cafes in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,096 of 2,063 scored counties
#81 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,016
- 492 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 737
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +27.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.9B
- On food away from home · $3,933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,016 coffee shops and cafes in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Dallas County spend about $3.9B a year on food away from home, or $3,933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per cafe, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 737 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Dallas County in 2023, up 27.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,333 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 240 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $15.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Dallas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Dallas County is 48 (lower middle), #1,096 of 2,063 scored counties and #81 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Dallas 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.
| Measure | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,333 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.5% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,933 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 578 → 737All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +27.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 240All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,016492 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,044The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $15.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 89 | 14 | 7.6 | $5.4M | +21.9% | #27 of 2,063 |
| 2Llano County, TX | 83 | 5 | 4.6 | $8.1M | +9.5% | #62 of 2,063 |
| 3Guadalupe County, TX | 79 | 52 | 7.9 | $5.3M | +15.8% | #122 of 2,063 |
| 4Liberty County, TX | 78 | 19 | 6.1 | $5.9M | +31.3% | #138 of 2,063 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 74 | 10 | 5.5 | $6.4M | +5.0% | #203 of 2,063 |
| 6Bandera County, TX | 74 | 7 | 7.6 | $4.9M | +9.0% | #213 of 2,063 |
| 7San Jacinto County, TX | 73 | 6 | 5.5 | $6.2M | +7.1% | #230 of 2,063 |
| 8Medina County, TX | 73 | 13 | 7.3 | $5.2M | +11.4% | #239 of 2,063 |
| 9Wilson County, TX | 73 | 16 | 8.8 | $4.8M | +12.2% | #241 of 2,063 |
| 10Washington County, TX | 72 | 13 | 8.4 | $4.5M | +7.0% | #256 of 2,063 |
| 81Dallas County, TX | 48 | 1,016 | 10.3 | $3.8M | +1.9% | #1,096 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Dallas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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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 Dallas County, TX?
There are 1,016 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 492 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 737 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 27.5% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 240 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $3.9B a year, or $3,933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,016 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Dallas County has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Dallas County would have about 1,044, against 1,016 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,333 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dallas County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,096 of 2,063 scored counties.
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