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Coffee shops and cafes in Hays County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Hays County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #748 of 2,063 scored counties
#55 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 124
- 53 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +61.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $422.1M
- On food away from home · $4,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 coffee shops and cafes in Hays County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Hays County spend about $422.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,227 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 8% below 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 68 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hays County in 2023, up 61.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,468 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 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hays County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hays County grew 24.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Hays County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #748 of 2,063 scored counties and #55 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,468 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +61.9% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,227 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 68All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +61.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 706
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12453 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents 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 |
| 55Hays County, TX | 57 | 124 | 12.4 | $3.4M | +24.8% | #748 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hays County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Hays County, TX?
Hays County has 124 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 61.9% 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 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $422.1M a year, or $4,227 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hays County has 12.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hays County would have about 114, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,468 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 61.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #748 of 2,063 scored counties.
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