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Coffee shops and cafes in Winnebago County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Winnebago County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #327 of 2,063 scored counties
#12 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 54
- 20 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $278.1M
- On food away from home · $3,827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 174,218
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 coffee shops and cafes in Winnebago County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Winnebago County comes to about $278.1M a year: $3,827 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 39% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Winnebago County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 2,795 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Winnebago County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #327 of 2,063 scored counties and #12 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Winnebago 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 | Winnebago County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,795 | 1,995 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,827 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,925 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 26All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 392
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 174,218+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 72,667
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 395
- Median household income
- $74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,286
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,519
- Daytime population
- 182,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Winnebago County, WI | 69 | 54 | 7.4 | $5.1M | +1.4% | #327 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Winnebago County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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 Winnebago County, WI?
Winnebago County has 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 26 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.
How much do households in Winnebago County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $278.1M a year, or $3,827 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 72,667 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winnebago County, WI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Winnebago County has 7.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 75, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,795 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Winnebago County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Winnebago County at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Winnebago County scores 69 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #327 of 2,063 scored counties.
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