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Coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #215 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$67.9M
On food away from home · $4,282 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,519
+3.1% 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

At $4,282 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $67.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.9M per cafe, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Pierce County has 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pierce County in 2023. That is one for every 2,645 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $35K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pierce County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pierce County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #215 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pierce 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 Pierce County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.89.711.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,6451,9951,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,282$3,959$4,070
Median household income$92,109$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$616K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 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
1
Amount
$35K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,519+3.1% since 2020
Households
15,867
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$92,109+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,966
Median home value
$333,700
Jobs located here
10,112
Daytime population
35,071Residents 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 Pierce 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

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 coffee shops and cafes in Pierce County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $67.9M a year, or $4,282 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 15,867 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pierce County has 8.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pierce County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,645 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 43,519 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,867 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $92,109, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Pierce County scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #215 of 2,063 scored counties.

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