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Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, ID

The coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,679 of 2,063 scored counties
#20 of 29 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
15
7 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
13
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$45.1M
On food away from home · $3,382 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,172
+4.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Madison County is 32 (lower middle), #1,679 of 2,063 scored counties and #20 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,382 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $45.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3M per cafe, 19% 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 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,025 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 Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.315.111.0
Spending per listing$3M$2.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,0251,1481,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,382$3,857$4,070
Median household income$60,160$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3238

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,172+4.2% since 2020
Households
13,326
Median age
24.0
Homes lived in by their owners
40%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
469 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$60,160+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,919
Median home value
$414,800
Jobs located here
16,988
Daytime population
53,310Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Madison County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bingham County, ID75116.8$5.5M+6.4%#191 of 2,063
2Jefferson County, ID7154.9$8.1M+13.6%#259 of 2,063
3Canyon County, ID64738.5$4.4M+18.1%#477 of 2,063
4Minidoka County, ID5778.6$4.1M+5.7%#733 of 2,063
5Jerome County, ID55910.9$3.4M+8.6%#828 of 2,063
6Gem County, ID50911.8$3M+13.0%#1,019 of 2,063
7Bonneville County, ID485211.8$3.3M+8.9%#1,109 of 2,063
8Ada County, ID4631615.6$2.8M+9.6%#1,188 of 2,063
9Bannock County, ID433410.1$3.5M+4.9%#1,278 of 2,063
10Payette County, ID411313.4$2.6M+8.8%#1,358 of 2,063
20Madison County, ID321511.3$3M+4.2%#1,679 of 2,063

Other business types in Madison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Madison County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 coffee shops and cafes in Madison County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 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 Madison County, ID spend on food away from home?

About $45.1M a year, or $3,382 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $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 13,326 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Madison County, ID compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Madison County has 11.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Madison County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,025 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 55,172 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,326 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,160, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. Madison County scores 32 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,679 of 2,063 scored counties.

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