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Coffee shops and cafes in Denton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Denton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #353 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 346
- 203 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 320
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On food away from home · $4,812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,812 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $1.7B a year on food away from home. That is about $5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Denton County has 346 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 203 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Denton County was 320 in 2023, up 49.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,126 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. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $19.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Denton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Denton County grew 16.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Denton County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #353 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Denton 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 | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,126 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +49.5% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,812 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 214 → 320All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,002
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 346203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 468The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $19.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents 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 |
| 17Denton County, TX | 68 | 346 | 9.6 | $5M | +16.9% | #353 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Denton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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 Denton County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 346 coffee shops and cafes in Denton County. 203 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 320 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 49.5% 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. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $1.7B a year, or $4,812 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 346 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Denton County has 9.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Denton County would have about 468, against 346 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 49.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 68 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #353 of 2,063 scored counties.
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