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Coffee shops and cafes in San Miguel County, CO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On food away from home · $4,229 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.2
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,753
−3.7% 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 13 coffee shops and cafes in San Miguel County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.2, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in San Miguel County comes to about $19.5M a year: $4,229 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per cafe, 60% 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 San Miguel County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 921 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Miguel County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How San Miguel 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 San Miguel County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureSan Miguel CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.213.611.0
Spending per listing$1.5M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)9211,3511,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,229$4,421$4,070
Median household income$79,024$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,753−3.7% since 2020
Households
4,604
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,287 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$79,024
Average household income
$141,798
Median home value
$720,700
Jobs located here
6,337
Daytime population
10,186Residents 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 San Miguel 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
San Miguel County, CONot scored1328.2$1.5M−3.7%

Other business types in San Miguel County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in San Miguel County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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. 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 San Miguel County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $19.5M a year, or $4,229 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 4,604 households in San Miguel County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Miguel County has 28.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.5M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, San Miguel County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 921 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is San Miguel County, CO growing?

Population estimates put San Miguel County at 7,753 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,604 households. The median household income in San Miguel County is $79,024 a year, 2% below 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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