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Coffee shops and cafes in the Midland, TX metro area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Midland, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #137 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
75
36 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
68
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +52.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$302.9M
On food away from home · $4,351 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,139
+9.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 coffee shops and cafes in the Midland metro area. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 48%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,351 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Midland metro area spend about $302.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4M per cafe, 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in the Midland metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 52.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,024 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 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Midland metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Midland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Midland metro area is 57 (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Midland 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Midland, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.810.411.0
Spending per listing$4M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,0241,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+52.3%+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,351$3,970$4,070
Median household income$92,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +52.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
617
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
28All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7536 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$4.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Midland 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 Midland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,139+9.8% since 2020
Households
69,624
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,815 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,045
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
119,441
Daytime population
214,353Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Midland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Odessa, TX66528.1$4.6M+5.0%#70 of 387
2Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX622,6339.9$4.2M+10.3%#97 of 387
3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX622,99310.4$4.1M+10.6%#98 of 387
4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX611,19512.1$3.8M+14.0%#105 of 387
5Midland, TX577510.8$4M+9.8%#137 of 387
6Wichita Falls, TX54386.7$5.2M+0.7%#158 of 387
7Killeen-Temple, TX531568.8$4M+7.2%#171 of 387
8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX531,04010.7$3.6M+9.5%#175 of 387
9Victoria, TX50359.3$3.8M+1.6%#195 of 387
10Texarkana, TX-AR49437.6$4.2M−0.4%#204 of 387

Other business types in the Midland metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Midland, TX metro area?

The Midland metro area has 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 52.3% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Midland, TX metro area spend on food away from home?

About $302.9M a year, or $4,351 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 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 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Midland, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Midland metro area has 10.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% 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 Midland metro area would have about 82, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,024 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Midland, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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 Midland metro area scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas.

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