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Coffee shops and cafes in Idaho County, ID
How Idaho County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,892 of 2,063 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On food away from home · $3,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,874
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Idaho County is 25 (lower middle), #1,892 of 2,063 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,372 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Idaho County spend about $22.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.4M per cafe, 61% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Idaho County has 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 23.6 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Idaho County in 2023. That is one for every 968 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 Idaho County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Idaho County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Idaho County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 15.1 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 968 | 1,148 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,372 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,325 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $683K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Idaho 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 Idaho County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,874+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,776
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 8,478 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $66,325+59.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,593
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,641
- Daytime population
- 16,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Idaho County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bingham County, ID | 75 | 11 | 6.8 | $5.5M | +6.4% | #191 of 2,063 |
| 2Jefferson County, ID | 71 | 5 | 4.9 | $8.1M | +13.6% | #259 of 2,063 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 64 | 73 | 8.5 | $4.4M | +18.1% | #477 of 2,063 |
| 4Minidoka County, ID | 57 | 7 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +5.7% | #733 of 2,063 |
| 5Jerome County, ID | 55 | 9 | 10.9 | $3.4M | +8.6% | #828 of 2,063 |
| 6Gem County, ID | 50 | 9 | 11.8 | $3M | +13.0% | #1,019 of 2,063 |
| 7Bonneville County, ID | 48 | 52 | 11.8 | $3.3M | +8.9% | #1,109 of 2,063 |
| 8Ada County, ID | 46 | 316 | 15.6 | $2.8M | +9.6% | #1,188 of 2,063 |
| 9Bannock County, ID | 43 | 34 | 10.1 | $3.5M | +4.9% | #1,278 of 2,063 |
| 10Payette County, ID | 41 | 13 | 13.4 | $2.6M | +8.8% | #1,358 of 2,063 |
| 28Idaho County, ID | 25 | 16 | 23.6 | $1.4M | +7.7% | #1,892 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Idaho County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes25
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Idaho County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 coffee shops and cafes in Idaho County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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.
How much do households in Idaho County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $22.8M a year, or $3,372 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 6,776 households in Idaho County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Idaho County, ID compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Idaho County has 23.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.4M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Idaho County would have about 6, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 968 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Idaho County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Idaho County at 17,874 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,776 households. Median household income in Idaho County is $66,325, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 59.8%, 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. Idaho County scores 25 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,892 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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