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Coffee shops and cafes in Nueces County, TX
The coffee shops and cafes in Nueces County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,240 of 2,063 scored counties
#91 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 126
- 38 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $469.4M
- On food away from home · $3,579 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 coffee shops and cafes in Nueces County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,579 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Nueces County spend about $469.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with 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.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nueces County in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,874 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 list 35 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nueces County.
Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Nueces County is 44 (lower middle), #1,240 of 2,063 scored counties and #91 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,874 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.8% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,579 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 70All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 724
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12638 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 91Nueces County, TX | 44 | 126 | 9.6 | $3.7M | −0.2% | #1,240 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Nueces County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants24
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Nueces County, TX?
There are 126 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $469.4M a year, or $3,579 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Nueces County has 9.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Nueces County would have about 127, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,874 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 44 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,240 of 2,063 scored counties.
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