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Coffee shops and cafes in San Benito County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in San Benito County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #503 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 22
- 9 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $100.7M
- On food away from home · $4,897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,082
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 coffee shops and cafes in San Benito County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in San Benito County spend about $100.7M a year on food away from home, or $4,897 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 24% above 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 San Benito County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 979 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.
Population estimates put the population change in San Benito County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, San Benito County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #503 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Benito 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.
| Measure | San Benito County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 979 | 1,010 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,897 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $114,394 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 21All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,082+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,561
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,684
- Median home value
- $793,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,302
- Daytime population
- 57,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 80 | 21 | 7.3 | $5.2M | +8.2% | #110 of 2,063 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 63 | 22 | 10.7 | $4.6M | +8.6% | #503 of 2,063 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 61 | 36 | 7.9 | $4.8M | +7.4% | #562 of 2,063 |
| 4Contra Costa County, CA | 59 | 400 | 9.7 | $5.4M | +0.3% | #638 of 2,063 |
| 5Solano County, CA | 58 | 157 | 10.0 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #690 of 2,063 |
| 6San Joaquin County, CA | 58 | 258 | 10.5 | $4.1M | +5.5% | #699 of 2,063 |
| 7Merced County, CA | 56 | 74 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +5.1% | #777 of 2,063 |
| 8Riverside County, CA | 56 | 837 | 10.8 | $4M | +5.0% | #779 of 2,063 |
| 9Kern County, CA | 50 | 272 | 9.5 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #998 of 2,063 |
| 10Placer County, CA | 50 | 251 | 15.9 | $3.1M | +8.9% | #1,017 of 2,063 |
Other business types in San Benito County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops82
- Pizza82
- Coffee shops and cafes63
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in San Benito County, CA?
There are 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in San Benito County as of September 2026. 9 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 21 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 San Benito County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $100.7M a year, or $4,897 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
San Benito County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, San Benito County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County scores 63 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #503 of 2,063 scored counties.
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