Food and drink · County · Colorado
Coffee shops and cafes in Rio Grande County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Rio Grande County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,027 of 2,063 scored counties
#35 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On food away from home · $3,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,087
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Rio Grande County is 15 (low), #2,027 of 2,063 scored counties and #35 of 36 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Rio Grande County comes to about $17.7M a year: $3,451 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Rio Grande County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rio Grande County in 2023. That is one for every 1,027 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 show Rio Grande County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rio Grande 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 | Rio Grande County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,027 | 1,351 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,451 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,411 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $448K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,087−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,133
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,497
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 10,204Residents 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 Rio Grande 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 |
| 35Rio Grande County, CO | 15 | 7 | 13.6 | $2.5M | −3.9% | #2,027 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Rio Grande County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes16
- Sit-down restaurants13
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes15
- Bakeries and dessert shops13
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 Rio Grande County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Rio Grande County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rio Grande County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $17.7M a year, or $3,451 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Grande County, CO compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Rio Grande County has 13.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County scores 15 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,027 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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