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Coffee shops and cafes in Pueblo County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #846 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
54
19 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
29
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +45.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$238.8M
On food away from home · $3,485 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Pueblo County comes to about $238.8M a year: $3,485 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 19% 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 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 35%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pueblo County in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,363 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Pueblo County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Pueblo County is 54 (upper middle), #846 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Pueblo 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 Pueblo County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.913.611.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,3631,3511,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+45.0%+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,485$4,421$4,070
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +45.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
275
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5419 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The 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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 Pueblo 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

Other business types in Pueblo County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 coffee shops and cafes in Pueblo County. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 45.0% 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 also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $238.8M a year, or $3,485 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pueblo County has 7.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 65, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,363 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #846 of 2,063 scored counties.

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