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Coffee shops and cafes in Pima County, AZ
The coffee shops and cafes in Pima County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #901 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 433
- 219 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 231
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On food away from home · $3,722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pima County spend about $1.6B a year on food away from home, or $3,722 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Pima County has 433 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 219 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pima County in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,895 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. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pima County.
Population estimates show Pima County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Pima County is 53 (upper middle), #901 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,895 | 1,640 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.3% | +36.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,722 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 180 → 231All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,277
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 433219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 440The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents 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 Pima 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 Pima County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Pima County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 433 coffee shops and cafes in Pima County. 219 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 28.3% 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. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $1.6B a year, or $3,722 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 433 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pima County has 9.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pima County would have about 440, against 433 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,895 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #901 of 2,063 scored counties.
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