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Coffee shops and cafes in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #263 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 1,222
- 611 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 781
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.9B
- On food away from home · $4,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,477,274
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area spend about $3.9B a year on food away from home, or $4,448 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,222 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.2M per cafe, 13% 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 1,222 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 611 are chain locations, or 50%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 781 businesses with payroll in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,129 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 also show 113 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $14.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #263 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area 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.
| Measure | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,129 | 1,010 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +13.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,448 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,188 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 781All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,222611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,059The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $14.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area, 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 the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 881,889
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 476
- Median household income
- $97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,123
- Median home value
- $589,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,075,816
- Daytime population
- 2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in California, with the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba City, CA | 66 | 51 | 8.2 | $4.7M | +3.3% | #68 of 387 |
| 2Vallejo, CA | 59 | 157 | 10.0 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #119 of 387 |
| 3Stockton-Lodi, CA | 59 | 258 | 10.5 | $4.1M | +5.5% | #124 of 387 |
| 4Merced, CA | 54 | 74 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +5.1% | #163 of 387 |
| 5Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 52 | 1,534 | 10.6 | $4M | +3.5% | #179 of 387 |
| 6Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 45 | 272 | 9.5 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 7Visalia, CA | 44 | 129 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #237 of 387 |
| 8Fresno, CA | 43 | 382 | 10.3 | $3.7M | +3.2% | #253 of 387 |
| 9Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 42 | 1,222 | 13.9 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #263 of 387 |
| 10Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 41 | 40 | 9.1 | $4M | +1.0% | #267 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,222 coffee shops and cafes in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. 611 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 781 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.2% 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 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $3.9B a year, or $4,448 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,222 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 13.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 1,059, against 1,222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,129 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #263 of 387 scored metro areas.
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