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Coffee shops and cafes in Dunn County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,009 of 2,063 scored counties
#40 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
19
4 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
9
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$66.4M
On food away from home · $3,806 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,223
+1.7% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Dunn County comes to about $66.4M a year: $3,806 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Dunn County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Dunn County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,938 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Dunn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dunn County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,009 of 2,063 scored counties and #40 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Dunn County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Dunn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDunn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.99.711.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9381,9951,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,806$3,959$4,070
Median household income$74,824$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
194 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Dunn 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 Dunn County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,223+1.7% since 2020
Households
17,440
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$74,824+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,785
Median home value
$243,200
Jobs located here
19,544
Daytime population
43,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Dunn County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oconto County, WI8395.4$7.2M+2.9%#65 of 2,063
2Washington County, WI82346.0$7.4M+1.8%#74 of 2,063
3Calumet County, WI7773.3$12.8M+2.9%#147 of 2,063
4Racine County, WI74475.8$6.8M+0.4%#200 of 2,063
5Pierce County, WI74148.8$4.9M+3.1%#215 of 2,063
6Kewaunee County, WI7356.0$6.6M+1.0%#227 of 2,063
7Dodge County, WI72226.1$6.2M−0.3%#247 of 2,063
8Adams County, WI7155.3$6.4M+5.2%#267 of 2,063
9Chippewa County, WI71176.3$6M+1.9%#270 of 2,063
10Waukesha County, WI711408.3$5.7M+2.4%#271 of 2,063
40Dunn County, WI501910.9$3.5M+1.7%#1,009 of 2,063

Other business types in Dunn County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Dunn County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 coffee shops and cafes in Dunn County. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 9 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.

How much do households in Dunn County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $66.4M a year, or $3,806 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 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 17,440 households in Dunn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dunn County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with 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, Dunn County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,938 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Dunn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Dunn County at 46,223 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,440 households. Median household income in Dunn County is $74,824, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Dunn County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,009 of 2,063 scored counties.

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