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Coffee shops and cafes in Amador County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Amador County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,495 of 2,063 scored counties
#25 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
14
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$65.4M
On food away from home · $4,063 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,876
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 coffee shops and cafes in Amador County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,063 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Amador County spend about $65.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 26 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 32% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Amador County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,149 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amador County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Amador County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,495 of 2,063 scored counties and #25 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Amador County compares

The same measures for California 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 Amador County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureAmador CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.214.811.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,1491,0101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,063$4,559$4,070
Median household income$88,044$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3832

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Amador 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 Amador County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
16,091
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,400
Median home value
$449,800
Jobs located here
12,065
Daytime population
33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in California, with Amador County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA80217.3$5.2M+8.2%#110 of 2,063
2San Benito County, CA632210.7$4.6M+8.6%#503 of 2,063
3Madera County, CA61367.9$4.8M+7.4%#562 of 2,063
4Contra Costa County, CA594009.7$5.4M+0.3%#638 of 2,063
5Solano County, CA5815710.0$4.5M+0.6%#690 of 2,063
6San Joaquin County, CA5825810.5$4.1M+5.5%#699 of 2,063
7Merced County, CA56748.6$4.1M+5.1%#777 of 2,063
8Riverside County, CA5683710.8$4M+5.0%#779 of 2,063
9Kern County, CA502729.5$3.9M+2.3%#998 of 2,063
10Placer County, CA5025115.9$3.1M+8.9%#1,017 of 2,063
25Amador County, CA382616.2$2.5M+3.2%#1,495 of 2,063

Other business types in Amador County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Amador County, CA?

Amador County has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $65.4M a year, or $4,063 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Amador County has 16.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Amador County would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,149 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Amador County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,495 of 2,063 scored counties.

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