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Coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, CO
The coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #972 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 277
- 137 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 166
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +23.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home · $4,779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Jefferson County comes to about $1.2B a year: $4,779 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 277 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.2M per cafe, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Jefferson County has 277 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 49%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County was 166 in 2023, up 23.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #972 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,456 | 1,351 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.0% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,779 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 135 → 166All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +23.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 312The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents 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 Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants61
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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 Jefferson County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 277 coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County. 137 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 23.0% from 2019. 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 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,779 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 277 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Jefferson County has 11.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 312, against 277 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #972 of 2,063 scored counties.
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