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Coffee shops and cafes in El Paso County, CO
The coffee shops and cafes in El Paso County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,063 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 377
- 165 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 202
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home · $4,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 377 coffee shops and cafes in El Paso County. 165 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in El Paso County spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home, or $4,257 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per cafe, 12% 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 202 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in El Paso County in 2023, up 49.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,437 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 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in El Paso County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in El Paso County is 49 (lower middle), #1,063 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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.
| Measure | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,437 | 1,351 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +49.6% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,257 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 135 → 202All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +49.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,775
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 334The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 89 | 10 | 10.0 | $5.2M | +16.5% | #28 of 2,063 |
| 2Adams County, CO | 74 | 153 | 8.1 | $5.3M | +6.6% | #208 of 2,063 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 73 | 144 | 10.3 | $5.5M | +10.9% | #237 of 2,063 |
| 4Broomfield County, CO | 71 | 31 | 9.8 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #275 of 2,063 |
| 5Park County, CO | 66 | 11 | 12.2 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #415 of 2,063 |
| 6Weld County, CO | 62 | 143 | 11.5 | $3.8M | +14.2% | #550 of 2,063 |
| 7Arapahoe County, CO | 57 | 283 | 11.0 | $4.2M | +2.8% | #731 of 2,063 |
| 8Pueblo County, CO | 54 | 54 | 7.9 | $4.4M | +0.6% | #846 of 2,063 |
| 9Jefferson County, CO | 51 | 277 | 11.5 | $4.2M | −0.5% | #972 of 2,063 |
| 10El Paso County, CO | 49 | 377 | 13.0 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #1,063 of 2,063 |
Other business types in El Paso County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in El Paso County, CO?
There are 377 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 165 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 202 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 49.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,257 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 377 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
El Paso County has 13.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, El Paso County would have about 334, against 377 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,437 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 49.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 49 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,063 of 2,063 scored counties.
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