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Coffee shops and cafes in Uvalde County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,744 of 2,063 scored counties
#133 of 150 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$26.2M
On food away from home · $3,113 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,963
+1.6% 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

Uvalde County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,744 of 2,063 scored counties and #133 of 150 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 coffee shops and cafes in Uvalde County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Uvalde County comes to about $26.2M a year: $3,113 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 21% below 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Uvalde County in 2023. That is one for every 1,683 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. Population estimates show Uvalde County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Uvalde 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 Uvalde County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureUvalde CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.710.411.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6831,4581,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,113$3,970$4,070
Median household income$53,801$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$768K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Uvalde 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 Uvalde County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,963+1.6% since 2020
Households
8,417
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,552 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$53,801+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,699
Median home value
$150,800
Jobs located here
8,934
Daytime population
22,514Residents 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 Uvalde 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
133Uvalde County, TX30910.7$2.9M+1.6%#1,744 of 2,063

Other business types in Uvalde County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Uvalde County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.2M a year, or $3,113 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 8,417 households in Uvalde County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Uvalde County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Uvalde County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,683 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Uvalde County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Uvalde County at 24,963 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,417 households. The median household income in Uvalde County is $53,801 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.1% 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. Uvalde County scores 30 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,744 of 2,063 scored counties.

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