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Coffee shops and cafes in Hidalgo County, TX
How Hidalgo 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,399 of 2,063 scored counties
#109 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 308
- 98 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 131
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $858.3M
- On food away from home · $3,176 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,176 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $858.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 308 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.8M per cafe, 25% 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 308 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 98 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hidalgo County was 131 in 2023, up 50.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,063 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 308 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $586K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hidalgo County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,399 of 2,063 scored counties and #109 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,063 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.6% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,176 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87 → 131All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,303
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 308All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30898 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 232The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $586K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 109Hidalgo County, TX | 40 | 308 | 11.4 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #1,399 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops31
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 308 coffee shops and cafes in Hidalgo County. 98 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 50.6% 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. Another 308 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $858.3M a year, or $3,176 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 308 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hidalgo County has 11.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 232, against 308 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,063 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,063 scored counties.
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