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Coffee shops and cafes in Iowa County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #861 of 2,063 scored counties
#31 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On food away from home · $4,034 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,951
+1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 coffee shops and cafes in Iowa County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,034 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Iowa County spend about $40.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.7M per cafe, in line with 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Iowa County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Iowa County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Iowa County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #861 of 2,063 scored counties and #31 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Iowa 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 Iowa County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureIowa CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.99.711.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,9951,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,034$3,959$4,070
Median household income$82,182$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Iowa 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 Iowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,951+1.0% since 2020
Households
10,118
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,182+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,813
Median home value
$265,000
Jobs located here
10,800
Daytime population
21,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Wisconsin

Every Wisconsin market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Iowa 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
31Iowa County, WI541110.9$3.7M+1.0%#861 of 2,063

Other business types in Iowa County

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

Questions

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

Iowa County has 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Iowa County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $40.8M a year, or $4,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 10,118 households in Iowa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iowa 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 $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending.

How fast is Iowa County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Iowa County at 23,951 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,118 households. The median household income in Iowa County is $82,182 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Iowa County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #861 of 2,063 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Iowa County

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