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Coffee shops and cafes in Elbert County, CO
The coffee shops and cafes in Elbert County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #28 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $52.1M
- On food away from home · $5,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,534
- +16.5% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Elbert County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #28 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 36 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
At $5,209 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Elbert County spend about $52.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elbert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $712K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elbert County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elbert County grew 16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elbert 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 | Elbert County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,351 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,209 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $132,685 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $712K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elbert 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 Elbert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,534+16.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,004
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 95%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.8
- Land area
- 1,851 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $132,685+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,186
- Median home value
- $709,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,921
- Daytime population
- 17,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Elbert County marked.
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 Elbert County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes97
- Sit-down restaurants95
- Fast food and sandwich shops97
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes89
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Elbert County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Elbert County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elbert County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elbert County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $52.1M a year, or $5,209 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 10,004 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elbert County, CO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Elbert County has 10.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Elbert County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Elbert County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Elbert County at 30,534 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,004 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $132,685, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Elbert County scores 89 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #28 of 2,063 scored counties.
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