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Coffee shops and cafes in Randall County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #866 of 2,063 scored counties
#62 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
65
34 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
39
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +56.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.4M
On food away from home · $3,968 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,351
+7.9% 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

Households in Randall County spend about $225.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,968 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per cafe, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Randall County has 65 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 52%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Randall County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 56.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,457 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. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $953K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Randall County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randall County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Randall County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #866 of 2,063 scored counties and #62 of 150 scored counties in Texas.

How Randall 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 Randall County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRandall CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.410.411.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4571,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+56.0%+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,968$3,970$4,070
Median household income$83,864$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 39All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +56.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
447
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6534 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$953K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
152,351+7.9% since 2020
Households
56,807
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
913 sq. mi.
People per square mile
160
Median household income
$83,864+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,471
Median home value
$238,800
Jobs located here
40,583
Daytime population
116,975Residents 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 counties in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with Randall County marked.

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
62Randall County, TX546511.4$3.5M+7.9%#866 of 2,063

Other business types in Randall County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 coffee shops and cafes in Randall County. 34 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 56.0% from 2019. 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $225.4M a year, or $3,968 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 56,807 households in Randall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randall County has 11.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Randall County would have about 61, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Randall County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Randall County at 152,351 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,807 households. Median household income in Randall County is $83,864, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Randall County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #866 of 2,063 scored counties.

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