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Coffee shops and cafes in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,733 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
97
8 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
52
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +48.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$97.4M
On food away from home · $3,998 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
73% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.8
3.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,951
+5.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 31 (lower middle), #1,733 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 97 coffee shops and cafes in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 8%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 39.8 per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,998 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Kenai Peninsula Borough spend about $97.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 97 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1M per cafe, 73% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in Kenai Peninsula Borough classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 48.6% from 2019. That is one for every 469 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKenai Peninsula BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.822.911.0
Spending per listing$1M$1.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4697621,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+48.6%+20.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,998$4,320$4,070
Median household income$80,538$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score3120

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 52All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +48.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
211
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
978 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
61,951+5.1% since 2020
Households
24,371
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
16,017 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,973
Median home value
$323,200
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 Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough

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

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Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?

Kenai Peninsula Borough has 97 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 48.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $97.4M a year, or $3,998 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kenai Peninsula Borough has 39.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1M, 73% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kenai Peninsula Borough would have about 26, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 469 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 31 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,733 of 2,063 scored counties.

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