Food and drink · Metro area · Texas
Coffee shops and cafes in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #171 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 156
- 65 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 105
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +66.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $629.1M
- On food away from home · $3,541 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,497
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 coffee shops and cafes in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 65 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in the Killeen-Temple metro area comes to about $629.1M a year: $3,541 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 9% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Killeen-Temple metro area was 105 in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,692 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 also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Killeen-Temple metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #171 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Killeen-Temple metro area 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 | Killeen-Temple metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,692 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +66.7% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,541 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,923 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +66.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15665 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Killeen-Temple metro area, 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 the Killeen-Temple metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,497+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 177,681
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,819 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,546
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 138,696
- Daytime population
- 455,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Odessa, TX | 66 | 52 | 8.1 | $4.6M | +5.0% | #70 of 387 |
| 2Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 62 | 2,633 | 9.9 | $4.2M | +10.3% | #97 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 62 | 2,993 | 10.4 | $4.1M | +10.6% | #98 of 387 |
| 4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 61 | 1,195 | 12.1 | $3.8M | +14.0% | #105 of 387 |
| 5Midland, TX | 57 | 75 | 10.8 | $4M | +9.8% | #137 of 387 |
| 6Wichita Falls, TX | 54 | 38 | 6.7 | $5.2M | +0.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 7Killeen-Temple, TX | 53 | 156 | 8.8 | $4M | +7.2% | #171 of 387 |
| 8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 53 | 1,040 | 10.7 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #175 of 387 |
| 9Victoria, TX | 50 | 35 | 9.3 | $3.8M | +1.6% | #195 of 387 |
| 10Texarkana, TX-AR | 49 | 43 | 7.6 | $4.2M | −0.4% | #204 of 387 |
Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 156 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on food away from home?
About $629.1M a year, or $3,541 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 8.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 170, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,692 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 66.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #171 of 387 scored metro areas.
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