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Coffee shops and cafes in Garfield County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Garfield County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,407 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
41
12 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
17
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −22.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.6M
On food away from home · $4,212 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,474
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 coffee shops and cafes in Garfield County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,212 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Garfield County spend about $98.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 35% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Garfield County was 17 in 2023, down 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,377 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 Garfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Garfield County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,407 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Garfield 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 Garfield County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.513.611.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3771,3511,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.7%+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,212$4,421$4,070
Median household income$91,131$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 17All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −22.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
179
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,474+2.7% since 2020
Households
23,404
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,996
Median home value
$527,800
Jobs located here
23,651
Daytime population
54,459Residents 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 Garfield 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
17Garfield County, CO404117.5$2.4M+2.7%#1,407 of 2,063

Other business types in Garfield County

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Questions

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

There are 41 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) 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, down 22.7% from 2019. 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 Garfield County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $98.6M a year, or $4,212 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garfield County has 17.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.4M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Garfield County would have about 27, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,377 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,407 of 2,063 scored counties.

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