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Coffee shops and cafes in Grant County, WI
How Grant County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,516 of 2,063 scored counties
#53 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $71.9M
- On food away from home · $3,604 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,446
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 coffee shops and cafes in Grant County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,604 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $71.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.3M per cafe, 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Grant County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,535 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 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Grant County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Grant County is 37 (lower middle), #1,516 of 2,063 scored counties and #53 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Grant 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.
| Measure | Grant County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,535 | 1,995 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,604 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,858 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Grant 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 Grant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,446+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,960
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,148 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $66,858+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,594
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,860
- Daytime population
- 45,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Grant County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oconto County, WI | 83 | 9 | 5.4 | $7.2M | +2.9% | #65 of 2,063 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 82 | 34 | 6.0 | $7.4M | +1.8% | #74 of 2,063 |
| 3Calumet County, WI | 77 | 7 | 3.3 | $12.8M | +2.9% | #147 of 2,063 |
| 4Racine County, WI | 74 | 47 | 5.8 | $6.8M | +0.4% | #200 of 2,063 |
| 5Pierce County, WI | 74 | 14 | 8.8 | $4.9M | +3.1% | #215 of 2,063 |
| 6Kewaunee County, WI | 73 | 5 | 6.0 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #227 of 2,063 |
| 7Dodge County, WI | 72 | 22 | 6.1 | $6.2M | −0.3% | #247 of 2,063 |
| 8Adams County, WI | 71 | 5 | 5.3 | $6.4M | +5.2% | #267 of 2,063 |
| 9Chippewa County, WI | 71 | 17 | 6.3 | $6M | +1.9% | #270 of 2,063 |
| 10Waukesha County, WI | 71 | 140 | 8.3 | $5.7M | +2.4% | #271 of 2,063 |
| 53Grant County, WI | 37 | 22 | 11.0 | $3.3M | +0.9% | #1,516 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Grant County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Child care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Grant County, WI?
There are 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 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 list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grant County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $71.9M a year, or $3,604 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 19,960 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grant County, WI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Grant County has 11.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Grant County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Grant County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Grant County at 52,446 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,960 households. The median household income in Grant County is $66,858 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.0% 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. Grant County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,516 of 2,063 scored counties.
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