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Coffee shops and cafes in Liberty County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Liberty County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #138 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $112.8M
- On food away from home · $3,616 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,364
- +31.3% since 2020
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What this means
Liberty County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #138 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Liberty County comes to about $112.8M a year: $3,616 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.9M per cafe, 60% 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 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Liberty County as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Liberty County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,399 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. Population estimates show Liberty County grew 31.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Liberty 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 | Liberty County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,399 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +31.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,616 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,703 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,364+31.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,183
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $68,703+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,482
- Median home value
- $181,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,343
- Daytime population
- 79,956Residents 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 Liberty 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 |
Other business types in Liberty County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Liberty County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 coffee shops and cafes in Liberty County. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 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. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Liberty County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $112.8M a year, or $3,616 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 31,183 households in Liberty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Liberty County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Liberty County has 6.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.9M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Liberty County would have about 30, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,399 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Liberty County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Liberty County at 121,364 people in 2025, up 31.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,183 households. Median household income in Liberty County is $68,703, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Liberty County scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #138 of 2,063 scored counties.
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