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Coffee shops and cafes in Kootenai County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Kootenai County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,568 of 2,063 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 146
- 42 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +30.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $278.6M
- On food away from home · $3,914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Kootenai County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,568 of 2,063 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 coffee shops and cafes in Kootenai County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 29%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Kootenai County spend about $278.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,914 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per cafe, 48% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 30.1% from 2019. That is one for every 749 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $470K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kootenai County. Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 15.1 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 749 | 1,148 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.1% | +45.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,914 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 95All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +30.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 983
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14642 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $470K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 Kootenai 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 |
| 14Kootenai County, ID | 36 | 146 | 20.5 | $1.9M | +11.0% | #1,568 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Kootenai County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Kootenai County, ID?
There are 146 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. 42 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 30.1% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $278.6M a year, or $3,914 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Kootenai County has 20.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.9M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 75, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 749 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kootenai County scores 36 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,568 of 2,063 scored counties.
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