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Coffee shops and cafes in Sitka City and Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Sitka City and Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On food away from home · $4,312 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,319
−1.3% 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

Households in Sitka City and Borough spend about $14.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,312 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.1M per cafe, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Sitka City and Borough has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.3, 85% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Sitka City and Borough classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 573 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sitka City and Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sitka 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 Sitka City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureSitka City and BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.322.911.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)5737621,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,312$4,320$4,070
Median household income$101,727$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Sitka 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 Sitka City and Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
8,319−1.3% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$101,727
Average household income
$110,277
Median home value
$450,300
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 Sitka 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
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored720.3$2.1M−1.3%

Other business types in Sitka City and Borough

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 coffee shops and cafes in Sitka City and Borough. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.8M a year, or $4,312 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 3,440 households in Sitka City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sitka City and Borough has 20.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.1M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sitka City and Borough would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Sitka City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Sitka City and Borough at 8,319 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. Median household income in Sitka City and Borough is $101,727, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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