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Coffee shops and cafes in Napa County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,580 of 2,063 scored counties
#29 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
73
28 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
48
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +29.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$242M
On food away from home · $4,863 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,949
−3.3% 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

Napa County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,580 of 2,063 scored counties and #29 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Napa County comes to about $242M a year: $4,863 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 73 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Napa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.7, 34% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Napa County was 48 in 2023, up 29.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,037 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $345K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Napa County. Population estimates show Napa County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Napa 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 Napa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNapa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.714.811.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,0371,0101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.7%+13.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,863$4,559$4,070
Median household income$111,471$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 48All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +29.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
763
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$345K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Napa 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 Napa County

Population, 2025 estimate
132,949−3.3% since 2020
Households
49,763
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
752 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$111,471+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,760
Median home value
$869,500
Jobs located here
76,014
Daytime population
143,128Residents 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 Napa 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
29Napa County, CA357314.7$3.3M−3.3%#1,580 of 2,063

Other business types in Napa County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 coffee shops and cafes in Napa County. 28 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 29.7% 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $242M a year, or $4,863 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 49,763 households in Napa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Napa County has 14.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Napa County would have about 65, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,037 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Napa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Napa County at 132,949 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,763 households. Median household income in Napa County is $111,471, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Napa County scores 35 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,580 of 2,063 scored counties.

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