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Coffee shops and cafes in Kerr County, TX
The coffee shops and cafes in Kerr County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,135 of 2,063 scored counties
#82 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $82.8M
- On food away from home · $3,662 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,037
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 coffee shops and cafes in Kerr County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Kerr County comes to about $82.8M a year: $3,662 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.6M per cafe, 3% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Kerr County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,615 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Kerr County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Kerr County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,135 of 2,063 scored counties and #82 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Kerr 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 | Kerr County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,615 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,662 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,395 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kerr 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 Kerr County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,037+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,615
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,578
- Median home value
- $321,200
- Jobs located here
- 18,958
- Daytime population
- 49,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with Kerr County marked.
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 |
| 82Kerr County, TX | 47 | 23 | 10.2 | $3.6M | +2.5% | #1,135 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Kerr County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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 Kerr County, TX?
There are 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Kerr County as of September 2026. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kerr County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $82.8M a year, or $3,662 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kerr County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Kerr County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kerr County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,615 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,135 of 2,063 scored counties.
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