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Coffee shops and cafes in Wichita County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Wichita County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #959 of 2,063 scored counties
#71 of 150 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 32
- 15 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.3M
- On food away from home · $3,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 coffee shops and cafes in Wichita County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Wichita County spend about $169.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,454 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.3M per cafe, 43% above 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wichita County in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,690 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wichita County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wichita County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Wichita County is 51 (upper middle), #959 of 2,063 scored counties and #71 of 150 scored counties in Texas.
How Wichita 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 | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,690 | 1,458 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.8% | +38.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,454 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents 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 |
| 71Wichita County, TX | 51 | 32 | 6.5 | $5.3M | 0.0% | #959 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Wichita County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza42
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Wichita County, TX?
There are 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Wichita County as of September 2026. 15 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $169.3M a year, or $3,454 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Wichita County has 6.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wichita County would have about 46, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,690 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #959 of 2,063 scored counties.
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