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Coffee shops and cafes in Kendall County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Kendall County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,151 of 2,063 scored counties
#86 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
30
5 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
26
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$85.4M
On food away from home · $4,815 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,289
+19.6% 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 Kendall County spend about $85.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,815 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per cafe, 23% 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 30 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Kendall County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 17%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.9, 54% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kendall County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 682 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kendall County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kendall County grew 19.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Kendall County is 47 (lower middle), #1,151 of 2,063 scored counties and #86 of 150 scored counties in Texas.

How Kendall 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 Kendall County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKendall CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.910.411.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)6821,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,815$3,970$4,070
Median household income$114,962$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 26All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
277
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
305 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
53,289+19.6% since 2020
Households
17,741
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
663 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$114,962+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$160,855
Median home value
$512,700
Jobs located here
19,504
Daytime population
47,486Residents 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 Kendall 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
86Kendall County, TX473016.9$2.8M+19.6%#1,151 of 2,063

Other business types in Kendall County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 coffee shops and cafes in Kendall County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $85.4M a year, or $4,815 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 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 17,741 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kendall County has 16.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kendall County would have about 23, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 682 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Kendall County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kendall County at 53,289 people in 2025, up 19.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,741 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $114,962, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Kendall County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,151 of 2,063 scored counties.

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