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Coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County, TX

The coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #408 of 2,063 scored counties
#23 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
58
23 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
44
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$263.4M
On food away from home · $4,021 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
218,048
+20.5% 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 Johnson County spend about $263.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,021 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 58 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.5M per cafe, 23% 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 58 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Johnson County was 44 in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,489 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 list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Johnson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 20.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #408 of 2,063 scored counties and #23 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.910.411.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4891,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.2%+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+20.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,021$3,970$4,070
Median household income$84,859$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6662

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 44All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
389
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5823 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
218,048+20.5% since 2020
Households
65,507
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
725 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$84,859+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,542
Median home value
$285,900
Jobs located here
54,539
Daytime population
156,023Residents 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 Johnson 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
23Johnson County, TX66588.9$4.5M+20.5%#408 of 2,063

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County. 23 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.2% 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 also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $263.4M a year, or $4,021 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 65,507 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 8.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Johnson County would have about 71, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 218,048 people in 2025, up 20.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,507 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $84,859, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 66 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #408 of 2,063 scored counties.

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