Madison, WI · Cafes and Bakeries
Cafes and Bakeries in Madison, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 186 coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Madison, WI Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,280 people with $43 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
186
75th most of 387 US metro areas
2,280
12.3 per business, against 12.0 across all metros
$43 million
$18,868 per employee
52%
of businesses, against 51% across all metros
+17.0%
in the number of businesses (159 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Madison.
- Madison ranks 75th of 387 US metro areas by number of coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.3 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $18,868 per employee a year, against $21,432.
- The market grew: 27 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps cafes and bakeries in Madison.
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Deposits that hold the date
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Questions
Cafes and Bakeries in Madison
How many coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars are there in Madison?
186 in the Madison, WI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,280 people and paid $43 million in annual payroll.
Is the Madison market for cafes and bakeries growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 159 to 186 (+17.0%).
What does VERA do for cafes and bakeries in Madison?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Madison business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Cafes and Bakeries in other markets
Other Madison markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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