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Coffee shops and cafes in Yolo County, CA
The coffee shops and cafes in Yolo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,182 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 109
- 51 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $332.9M
- On food away from home · $4,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,410
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 coffee shops and cafes in Yolo County. 51 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Yolo County comes to about $332.9M a year: $4,341 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 18% 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.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yolo County in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,322 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $825K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yolo County.
Population estimates show Yolo County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Yolo County is 46 (lower middle), #1,182 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Yolo 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 | Yolo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,322 | 1,010 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.4% | +13.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,341 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,752 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 58All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 828
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10951 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $825K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yolo 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 Yolo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,410+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,693
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $91,752+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,237
- Median home value
- $620,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,545
- Daytime population
- 233,348Residents 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 |
| 17Yolo County, CA | 46 | 109 | 14.2 | $3.1M | +3.1% | #1,182 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Yolo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Yolo County, CA?
Yolo County has 109 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 51 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yolo County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $332.9M a year, or $4,341 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 76,693 households in Yolo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yolo County, CA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Yolo County has 14.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Yolo County would have about 90, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Yolo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yolo County at 224,410 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,693 households. The median household income in Yolo County is $91,752 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Yolo County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,182 of 2,063 scored counties.
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