Food and drink · Small-town market · Colorado
Coffee shops and cafes in the Rifle, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Rifle, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #376 of 529 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 62
- 17 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.2M
- On food away from home · $4,329 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Rifle area comes to about $141.2M a year: $4,329 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per cafe, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
The Rifle area has 62 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Rifle area was 25 in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,305 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.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Rifle area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #376 of 529 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Rifle area 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 | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,305 | 1,351 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,329 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 236
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 the Rifle area, 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 the Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Rifle area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Morgan, CO | 51 | 13 | 11.7 | $3M | +4.2% | #259 of 529 |
| 2Montrose, CO | 46 | 23 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #308 of 529 |
| 3Cañon City, CO | 40 | 21 | 11.7 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #374 of 529 |
| 4Rifle, CO | 40 | 62 | 19.0 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #376 of 529 |
| 5Durango, CO | 39 | 54 | 22.2 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #390 of 529 |
| 6Steamboat Springs, CO | 37 | 36 | 21.6 | $2M | +0.9% | #407 of 529 |
| 7Breckenridge, CO | 32 | 54 | 34.7 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #458 of 529 |
| 8Edwards, CO | 29 | 49 | 22.2 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #476 of 529 |
| 9Alamosa, CO | 28 | 22 | 19.2 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #489 of 529 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 24 | 11 | 13.4 | $2.4M | −2.7% | #504 of 529 |
Other business types in the Rifle area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Rifle, CO area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 coffee shops and cafes in the Rifle area. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 13.8% 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.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on food away from home?
About $141.2M a year, or $4,329 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Rifle area has 19.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.3M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 38, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,305 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rifle area scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #376 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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