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Coffee shops and cafes in Gila County, AZ
The coffee shops and cafes in Gila County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,397 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 26
- 9 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On food away from home · $3,345 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 coffee shops and cafes in Gila County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Gila County spend about $79.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,345 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3M per cafe, 18% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Gila County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,365 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Gila County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Gila County is 40 (lower middle), #1,397 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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.
| Measure | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,365 | 1,640 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,345 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 269 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Gila County, 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 88 | 98 | 6.1 | $6.4M | +25.4% | #31 of 2,063 |
| 2Graham County, AZ | 68 | 7 | 5.5 | $6.3M | +4.0% | #344 of 2,063 |
| 3Yuma County, AZ | 67 | 56 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +9.2% | #383 of 2,063 |
| 4Mohave County, AZ | 56 | 86 | 8.4 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #786 of 2,063 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 55 | 1,986 | 11.5 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #822 of 2,063 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 53 | 14 | 8.3 | $3.9M | +4.8% | #897 of 2,063 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 53 | 433 | 9.9 | $3.8M | +2.8% | #901 of 2,063 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 49 | 130 | 11.7 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #1,067 of 2,063 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 41 | 50 | 12.5 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #1,361 of 2,063 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 40 | 26 | 11.0 | $3M | +0.9% | #1,397 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Gila County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops59
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Gila County, AZ?
Gila County has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $79.1M a year, or $3,345 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Gila County has 11.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Gila County would have about 21, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,365 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,397 of 2,063 scored counties.
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