New businesses in Temple, TX: what is opening, where, and whether there is still room
133 new storefront permits in 90 days, 37 in the last 30, 4 this week, from state filings. 3 bars and restaurants are waiting on a liquor license. Below: what is being opened most, which ZIP codes are heating up, and each type against how many Temple already has.
What is being opened
| Retail | 38 |
| Other | 32 |
| Home services | 18 |
| Auto | 12 |
| Professional and office | 12 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 9 |
| Construction trades | 5 |
| Health and medical | 4 |
| Beauty and personal care | 3 |
| Online and home-based sellers (not storefronts) | 35 |
ZIP codes heating up
| 76502 | mostly retail | 66 |
| 76504 | mostly retail | 40 |
| 76501 | mostly other | 25 |
| 76508 | mostly home services | 1 |
| 76513 | mostly retail | 1 |
Openings against what Temple already has
For the fourteen types Neur tracks: how many permits in 90 days, and whether the city was already above or below the Texas rate before they opened. New permits into a crowded type is the warning sign; permits into an under-served type is others seeing the same room you might.
| Type | New in 90 days | Existing in city | vs state rate | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping services | 5 | 8 | 49% | room, and others see it too |
| Quick-service restaurants | 4 | 44 | 63% | room, and others see it too |
| Food trucks & mobile food | 4 | 2 | 60% | room, and others see it too |
| Cleaning & janitorial | 4 | 7 | 61% | room, and others see it too |
| Full-service restaurants | 3 | 32 | 54% | room, and others see it too |
| Coffee shops & cafés | 2 | 11 | 55% | room, and others see it too |
| Hair & beauty salons | 2 | 11 | 66% | typical supply; location decides |
| Auto repair shops | 2 | 15 | 83% | typical supply; location decides |
Bars and restaurants waiting on a liquor license
- El Rancherito Family Kitchen715 S. 1st Street, 76504 · applied 2026-10-08
- Mikeska Distributing Company1000 West Adams Avenue, 76504 · applied 2026-09-29
- SNACK MART 57649 Aycock Rd, 76502 · applied 2026-10-09
0 licenses issued in Temple in the last 60 days. Pending means the application is with the TABC and the place has not opened.
Latest named openings
- A&G HEAVY HAUL AND REPAIR SERVICES, LLCAuto · 76501 · 10-24
- MORETHANENOUGH CONSULTING GROUP LLCProfessional · 76502 · 10-23
- THE PRICKLY PEAR COOther · 76502 · 10-23
- FRITZ AUTO EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE LLCAuto · 76504 · 10-23
- GAINES LANDSCAPING AND TREE SERVICEHome · 76502 · 10-21
- MR. FIX IT GARAGE LLCProfessional · 76504 · 10-20
- TRIPLE R TIRE SHOPAuto · 76504 · 10-19
- TEMPLE OPTOMETRISTS, P.C.Retail · 76502 · 10-15
- SAGEINBLOOMARTOther · 76501 · 10-15
- SOHL SYSTEMS LLCProfessional · 76502 · 10-15
- BIN FRESH LLCHome · 76501 · 10-14
- SNACK MART 7Retail · 76513 · 10-14
- ALLEN DIGITAL DESIGNProfessional · 76502 · 10-13
- S&M CREATIONSOther · 76501 · 10-12
- JUNI'S TIRE SHOPRetail · 76504 · 10-10
- GLAMMA BOUTIQUE, LLC.Retail · 76501 · 10-08
- STOGI ENTERPRISE LLCHome · 76502 · 10-08
- LA VIDA REAL STUDIOS LLCProfessional · 76504 · 10-07
- TEXAS LICE CLINICHealth · 76502 · 10-06
- B & B HUMBLE HOMES, LLCHome · 76502 · 10-06
- GREENE HOUSE PLANT-BASED KITCHENOther · 76504 · 10-06
- BEYOND IMAGE HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESSHealth · 76504 · 10-06
- TOMIGURUMIOther · 76502 · 10-03
- SHE SHE'S CARDS & COLLECTIBLESRetail · 76502 · 10-03
- GHIDORA CONSULTING LLCProfessional · 76502 · 10-02
- METIS COMMERCIAL SERVICESHome · 76502 · 10-01
- CASEY'S #4782Retail · 76502 · 09-30
- TEMPLE SEWING MACHINE & QUILT STORERetail · 76504 · 09-28
- TREY'S FUEL INJECTION SERVICE, INC.Retail · 76501 · 09-26
- AP MATERIALS GROUPConstruction · 76504 · 09-24
- AP MATERIALS GROUP LLCOther · 76504 · 09-24
- 3118 WHITE OAK DRProfessional · 76502 · 09-23
- FIRST RESPONSE PEST CONTROL LLCHome · 76502 · 09-19
- TIASVEILHome · 76502 · 09-19
- STUDIO GROOVE SALONRetail · 76504 · 09-18
- SMR TEMPLE, LLCHealth · 76502 · 09-18
- CLEAN SLATE HOME SERVICEHome · 76502 · 09-18
- WEIRDORetail · 76501 · 09-18
- ROYAL SMOKE SHOP LLCRetail · 76504 · 09-18
- NEXX LEVEL AUDIO LLCConstruction · 76501 · 09-17
Businesses only. Sole proprietors and home addresses are counted but never named.
Every Monday: what opened in Temple, what is pending, and where the data says there is room.
Questions
- How many new businesses opened in Temple recently?
- 133 new storefront sales-tax permits were issued in Temple in the last 90 days (37 in the last 30, 4 in the last 7), plus 35 online and home-based sellers. Retail led with 38.
- Which part of Temple is getting the most new businesses?
- ZIP 76502 (66, mostly retail), ZIP 76504 (40, mostly retail), ZIP 76501 (25, mostly other).
- What are the restaurants and bars about to open in Temple?
- 3 liquor license applications are pending with the TABC, which means the place has not opened yet: El Rancherito Family Kitchen, Mikeska Distributing Company, SNACK MART 5. 0 licenses were issued in the last 60 days.
- Where does this data come from?
- Texas Comptroller active sales-tax permit holders (new outlet permits by issue date, NAICS code and ZIP) and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission pending applications and licenses, both published daily on data.texas.gov. Sole proprietors and home addresses are never named; counts include them. Density is Census Business Patterns 2023.