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New businesses in Waco, TX: what is opening, where, and whether there is still room
154 new storefront permits in 90 days, 47 in the last 30, 7 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 Waco already has.
What is being opened
90 days
| Retail | 48 |
| Other | 40 |
| Professional and office | 21 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 17 |
| Home services | 8 |
| Grocery and food stores | 5 |
| Construction trades | 4 |
| Auto | 4 |
| Beauty and personal care | 3 |
| Fitness and recreation | 2 |
| Health and medical | 1 |
| Bars | 1 |
| Online and home-based sellers (not storefronts) | 36 |
ZIP codes heating up
90 days
| 76710 | mostly retail | 38 |
| 76712 | mostly other | 22 |
| 76708 | mostly other | 19 |
| 76705 | mostly other | 18 |
| 76706 | mostly retail | 18 |
| 76711 | mostly retail | 14 |
| 76707 | mostly retail | 10 |
| 76701 | mostly retail | 9 |
| 76704 | mostly retail | 4 |
| 76661 | mostly restaurants and cafes | 1 |
| 76715 | mostly other | 1 |
Openings against what Waco already has
new permits vs existing density
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick-service restaurants | 9 | 114 | 99% | typical supply; location decides |
| Coffee shops & cafés | 4 | 46 | 139% | already crowded, and more coming |
| Full-service restaurants | 4 | 78 | 79% | typical supply; location decides |
| Landscaping services | 2 | 12 | 45% | room, and others see it too |
| Bars & taverns | 1 | 17 | 120% | typical supply; location decides |
| Hair & beauty salons | 1 | 28 | 103% | typical supply; location decides |
| Nail salons | 1 | 12 | 133% | typical supply; location decides |
| Pet care & grooming | 1 | 5 | 55% | room, and others see it too |
| Cleaning & janitorial | 1 | 12 | 64% | room, and others see it too |
Bars and restaurants waiting on a liquor license
TABC · not open yet
- Greater Waco Legal Services724 Austin Ave, 76701 · applied 2026-10-08
- Casa Espanola1001 Webster Ave, 76706 · applied 2026-10-21
- Casa Espanola1001 Webster Ave, 76706 · applied 2026-10-21
0 licenses issued in Waco in the last 60 days. Pending means the application is with the TABC and the place has not opened.
Latest named openings
names only · no addresses · 60 shown
- SORA CAFE BY MARILYNRestaurants · 76711 · 10-24
- 1155 DISTRIBUTOR PARTNERS - DALLAS, LLCOther · 76712 · 10-23
- CHRISTINAS CAFERestaurants · 76706 · 10-23
- CORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Other · 76710 · 10-23
- TRASH CAB SOLUTIONS LLCOther · 76708 · 10-21
- VETERAN MOBILE SERVICESProfessional · 76705 · 10-21
- SAV'S CUSTOMSRetail · 76706 · 10-20
- D1 TRAINING WACORetail · 76710 · 10-17
- QUICK TRACK 59Retail · 76707 · 10-17
- GRACEFULLYOther · 76708 · 10-15
- LA HACIENDA SAN DIEGO, LLCRestaurants · 76707 · 10-14
- CHARLIE DOUTHIT MTR. CORetail · 76706 · 10-13
- SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WACO WOODWAYOther · 76712 · 10-10
- SORA SPA & STUDIO LLCBeauty · 76711 · 10-10
- FRANKLIN BELT COMPANY LLCRetail · 76701 · 10-10
- METZ SOCKET LLCRestaurants · 76707 · 10-09
- LOCAL WACO, LLCGrocery · 76701 · 10-09
- RCO CONSTRUCTIONConstruction · 76708 · 10-08
- NIMBUSWATCHProfessional · 76710 · 10-08
- GUERRERO FORGE CO.Professional · 76711 · 10-07
- WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY FUNERAL & CREMATIONSOther · 76710 · 10-07
- PCDCYBERAuto · 76710 · 10-07
- THE HEIRLOOM HOUSE DBA STUFFED SAFARIRetail · 76711 · 10-06
- RANGELAND OIL TOOL, L.L.C.Other · 76705 · 10-03
- DME EXPRESS, LLCProfessional · 76710 · 10-02
- WINSTON CREATIVE CO.Other · 76710 · 10-02
- KRISTOPHER E NELSONRetail · 76710 · 10-01
- IBROWS STUDIOBeauty · 76710 · 09-30
- JERSEY MIKES #65297Restaurants · 76710 · 09-29
- LEVORARetail · 76708 · 09-26
- MISCELLANEOUSOther · 76708 · 09-26
- 8MT CORPORATION LLCOther · 76712 · 09-26
- VAULT DATA VENTURES LLCProfessional · 76710 · 09-25
- FOR HIS GLORY ENTERPRISESOther · 76708 · 09-25
- WAKO TEXAS LLCRetail · 76711 · 09-24
- DIRTWISE ASSETS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYProfessional · 76705 · 09-24
- JOYLAND WACO LLCFitness · 76710 · 09-24
- SIDECOACH, INC.Professional · 76710 · 09-23
- REXON TIRES INCAuto · 76704 · 09-22
- SMR TEMPLE, LLCHealth · 76712 · 09-21
Businesses only. Sole proprietors and home addresses are counted but never named.
Every Monday: what opened in Waco, what is pending, and where the data says there is room.
Questions
- How many new businesses opened in Waco recently?
- 154 new storefront sales-tax permits were issued in Waco in the last 90 days (47 in the last 30, 7 in the last 7), plus 36 online and home-based sellers. Retail led with 48.
- Which part of Waco is getting the most new businesses?
- ZIP 76710 (38, mostly retail), ZIP 76712 (22, mostly other), ZIP 76708 (19, mostly other).
- What are the restaurants and bars about to open in Waco?
- 3 liquor license applications are pending with the TABC, which means the place has not opened yet: Greater Waco Legal Services, Casa Espanola, Casa Espanola. 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.