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Coffee shops and cafes in Archuleta County, CO

The coffee shops and cafes in Archuleta County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,366 of 2,063 scored counties
#15 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$23.3M
On food away from home · $3,932 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,306
+6.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 coffee shops and cafes in Archuleta County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 20.3 for every 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Archuleta County spend about $23.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,932 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per cafe, 48% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Archuleta County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,480 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Archuleta County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Archuleta County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,366 of 2,063 scored counties and #15 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Archuleta County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Archuleta County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureArchuleta CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.313.611.0
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4801,3511,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,932$4,421$4,070
Median household income$83,065$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Archuleta 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 Archuleta County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,306+6.6% since 2020
Households
5,921
Median age
50.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$83,065+59.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,901
Median home value
$478,100
Jobs located here
4,733
Daytime population
13,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Archuleta County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO891010.0$5.2M+16.5%#28 of 2,063
2Adams County, CO741538.1$5.3M+6.6%#208 of 2,063
3Douglas County, CO7314410.3$5.5M+10.9%#237 of 2,063
4Broomfield County, CO71319.8$5.2M+6.3%#275 of 2,063
5Park County, CO661112.2$3.6M+5.1%#415 of 2,063
6Weld County, CO6214311.5$3.8M+14.2%#550 of 2,063
7Arapahoe County, CO5728311.0$4.2M+2.8%#731 of 2,063
8Pueblo County, CO54547.9$4.4M+0.6%#846 of 2,063
9Jefferson County, CO5127711.5$4.2M−0.5%#972 of 2,063
10El Paso County, CO4937713.0$3.3M+3.2%#1,063 of 2,063
15Archuleta County, CO411220.3$1.9M+6.6%#1,366 of 2,063

Other business types in Archuleta County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Archuleta County, CO?

Archuleta County has 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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.

How much do households in Archuleta County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $23.3M a year, or $3,932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 5,921 households in Archuleta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Archuleta County has 20.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.9M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Archuleta County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Archuleta County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Archuleta County at 14,306 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,921 households. The median household income in Archuleta County is $83,065 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.1% 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. Archuleta County scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,366 of 2,063 scored counties.

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