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Coffee shops and cafes in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #357 of 529 scored small-town markets
#24 of 39 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$52.7M
On food away from home · $2,750 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,319
+0.7% 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

At $2,750 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in the Rio Grande City-Roma area spend about $52.7M a year on food away from home. Spread across 13 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.1M per cafe, 9% 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 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Rio Grande City-Roma area as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Rio Grande City-Roma area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rio Grande City-Roma area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Rio Grande City-Roma area is 41 (lower middle), #357 of 529 scored small-town markets and #24 of 39 scored small-town markets based in Texas.

How the Rio Grande City-Roma 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 Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRio Grande City-Roma areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.810.411.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,750$3,970$4,070
Median household income$37,639$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
35All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 the Rio Grande City-Roma 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 Rio Grande City-Roma area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,319+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,157
Median age
30.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,223 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$37,639+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,715
Median home value
$95,100
Jobs located here
11,587
Daytime population
54,236Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Rio Grande City-Roma area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1El Campo, TX76127.6$4.8M+1.2%#22 of 529
2Brenham, TX76138.4$4.5M+7.0%#24 of 529
3Gainesville, TX73137.9$4.9M+6.5%#38 of 529
4Bonham, TX701411.0$3.4M+9.2%#62 of 529
5Sulphur Springs, TX68128.6$4.2M+6.1%#76 of 529
6Granbury, TX67239.0$4.5M+13.6%#83 of 529
7Port Lavaca, TX6466.9$5.6M−2.3%#107 of 529
8Corsicana, TX64189.5$3.6M+8.2%#115 of 529
9Bay City, TX63117.1$4.7M+0.5%#122 of 529
10Athens, TX61329.5$3.7M+7.5%#155 of 529
24Rio Grande City-Roma, TX41136.8$4.1M+0.7%#357 of 529

Other business types in the Rio Grande City-Roma 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 Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in the Rio Grande City-Roma area. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Rio Grande City-Roma area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area spend on food away from home?

About $52.7M a year, or $2,750 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 19,157 households in the Rio Grande City-Roma area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Rio Grande City-Roma area has 6.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Rio Grande City-Roma area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Rio Grande City-Roma area at 66,319 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,157 households. Median household income in the Rio Grande City-Roma area is $37,639, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rio Grande City-Roma area scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #357 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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