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Coffee shops and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK

The coffee shops and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,913 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
31
8 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
19
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$59.4M
On food away from home · $4,509 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.5
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,609
−1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Juneau City and Borough scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,913 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $4,509 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Juneau City and Borough spend about $59.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Juneau City and Borough as of September 2026. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.5, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Juneau City and Borough classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Juneau City and Borough declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Juneau City and Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau City and BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.522.911.0
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)6937621,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%+20.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,509$4,320$4,070
Median household income$101,661$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score2420

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
178
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Juneau City and Borough, 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 Juneau City and Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
31,609−1.8% since 2020
Households
13,167
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$101,661+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,599
Median home value
$449,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Juneau City and Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK3810125.3$1.7M+10.4%#1,507 of 2,063
2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK319739.8$1M+5.1%#1,733 of 2,063
3Anchorage Municipality, AK2722720.9$2.2M−1.3%#1,839 of 2,063
4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK266919.0$2.2M−1.4%#1,863 of 2,063
5Juneau City and Borough, AK243123.5$1.9M−1.8%#1,913 of 2,063
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK202543.6$966K−2.6%#1,988 of 2,063
7Kodiak Island Borough, AK191123.7$1.7M−5.0%#1,996 of 2,063

Other business types in Juneau City and Borough

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Juneau City and Borough, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 coffee shops and cafes in Juneau City and Borough. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Juneau City and Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $59.4M a year, or $4,509 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in Juneau City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Juneau City and Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Juneau City and Borough has 23.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.9M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Juneau City and Borough would have about 16, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Juneau City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Juneau City and Borough at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. Median household income in Juneau City and Borough is $101,661, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Juneau City and Borough scores 24 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,913 of 2,063 scored counties.

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