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Coffee shops and cafes in Owyhee County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Owyhee County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,800 of 2,063 scored counties
#24 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On food away from home · $3,346 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,661
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Owyhee County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,800 of 2,063 scored counties and #24 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 coffee shops and cafes in Owyhee County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,346 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Owyhee County spend about $14.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 9 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1.6M per cafe, 56% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Owyhee County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,446 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. Population estimates show Owyhee County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Owyhee 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 | Owyhee County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 15.1 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,446 | 1,148 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,346 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,406 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,661+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,339
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 7,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $64,406+47.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,387
- Median home value
- $359,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,075
- Daytime population
- 10,705Residents 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 Owyhee 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 |
| 24Owyhee County, ID | 29 | 9 | 20.7 | $1.6M | +5.6% | #1,800 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Owyhee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- 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 Owyhee County, ID?
There are 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Owyhee County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Owyhee County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $14.5M a year, or $3,346 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 4,339 households in Owyhee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Owyhee County, ID compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Owyhee County has 20.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.6M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Owyhee County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Owyhee County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Owyhee County at 12,661 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,339 households. The median household income in Owyhee County is $64,406 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.1% 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. Owyhee County scores 29 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,800 of 2,063 scored counties.
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