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Coffee shops and cafes in Nacogdoches County, TX

The coffee shops and cafes in Nacogdoches County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,712 of 2,063 scored counties
#130 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
18
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$81.1M
On food away from home · $3,206 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,035
+2.2% since 2020

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What this means

For coffee shops and cafes, Nacogdoches County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,712 of 2,063 scored counties and #130 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,206 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Nacogdoches County spend about $81.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 25 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.2M per cafe, 12% 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 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Nacogdoches County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Nacogdoches County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,406 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $964K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nacogdoches County. Population estimates put the population change in Nacogdoches County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNacogdoches CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.910.411.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4061,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,206$3,970$4,070
Median household income$53,555$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 18All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
135
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
256 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
2
Amount
$964K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
66,035+2.2% since 2020
Households
25,302
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
946 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$53,555+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,396
Median home value
$169,200
Jobs located here
22,006
Daytime population
62,663Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Texas

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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
130Nacogdoches County, TX31259.9$3.2M+2.2%#1,712 of 2,063

Other business types in Nacogdoches County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 coffee shops and cafes in Nacogdoches County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 18 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $81.1M a year, or $3,206 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 25,302 households in Nacogdoches County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nacogdoches County has 9.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Nacogdoches County would have about 22, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,406 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Nacogdoches County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Nacogdoches County at 66,035 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,302 households. Median household income in Nacogdoches County is $53,555, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Nacogdoches County scores 31 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,712 of 2,063 scored counties.

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