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Coffee shops and cafes in Waushara County, WI
How Waushara 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On food away from home · $3,570 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,223
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 coffee shops and cafes in Waushara County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Waushara County spend about $37.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,570 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 28% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Waushara County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $214K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Waushara County.
Population estimates show Waushara County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Waushara County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #533 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waushara 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 | Waushara County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,995 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,570 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,107 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 59 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $214K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Waushara 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 Waushara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,223+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,586
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 626 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $67,107+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,592
- Median home value
- $203,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,727
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents 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 Waushara 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 |
| 18Waushara County, WI | 62 | 8 | 7.6 | $4.7M | +2.8% | #533 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Waushara County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
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 Waushara County, WI?
There are 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Waushara County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Waushara County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Waushara County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $37.8M a year, or $3,570 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 10,586 households in Waushara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waushara County, WI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Waushara County has 7.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Waushara County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Waushara County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waushara County at 25,223 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,586 households. The median household income in Waushara County is $67,107 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Waushara County scores 62 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #533 of 2,063 scored counties.
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