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Coffee shops and cafes in Upshur County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Upshur County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #357 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$53.7M
On food away from home · $3,445 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,410
+8.2% 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 Upshur County spend about $53.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,445 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Upshur County has 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Upshur County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,597 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Upshur County grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Upshur County is 68 (upper middle), #357 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Upshur 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 Upshur County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureUpshur CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.110.411.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,5971,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,445$3,970$4,070
Median household income$66,208$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$642K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,410+8.2% since 2020
Households
15,583
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,795
Median home value
$167,800
Jobs located here
8,038
Daytime population
32,032Residents 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 Upshur 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
19Upshur County, TX68117.1$4.9M+8.2%#357 of 2,063

Other business types in Upshur County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 coffee shops and cafes in Upshur County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $53.7M a year, or $3,445 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Upshur County has 7.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Upshur County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,597 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 68 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #357 of 2,063 scored counties.

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