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Coffee shops and cafes in Tehama County, CA

How Tehama County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,606 of 2,063 scored counties
#30 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
24
12 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
17
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$87.1M
On food away from home · $3,515 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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

For coffee shops and cafes, Tehama County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,606 of 2,063 scored counties and #30 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,515 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Tehama County spend about $87.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 24 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.6M per cafe, 2% 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 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. 12 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Tehama County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,458 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $940K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tehama County. Population estimates show Tehama County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Tehama 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 Tehama County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTehama CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.714.811.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4581,0101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,515$4,559$4,070
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 17All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$940K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents 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 Tehama 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
30Tehama County, CA34249.7$3.6M−1.7%#1,606 of 2,063

Other business types in Tehama County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 coffee shops and cafes in Tehama County. 12 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 Tehama County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $87.1M a year, or $3,515 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tehama County has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 34 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,606 of 2,063 scored counties.

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