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Coffee shops and cafes in Cascade County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cascade County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,789 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 20 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 46
- 14 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $127.1M
- On food away from home · $3,567 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Cascade County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,789 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 20 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 coffee shops and cafes in Cascade County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Cascade County spend about $127.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,567 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per cafe, 25% 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 Cascade County was 28 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,272 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $165K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cascade County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cascade County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cascade County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 19.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $1.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,272 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +33.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,567 | $3,748 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 28All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $165K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cascade 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 Cascade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 50 | 32 | 17.1 | $2.1M | +9.4% | #1,025 of 2,063 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 41 | 47 | 15.1 | $2.6M | +5.8% | #1,359 of 2,063 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 38 | 130 | 25.4 | $1.7M | +7.7% | #1,506 of 2,063 |
| 4Yellowstone County, MT | 37 | 107 | 15.3 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #1,530 of 2,063 |
| 5Carbon County, MT | 36 | 10 | 21.4 | $1.8M | +9.1% | #1,569 of 2,063 |
| 6Richland County, MT | 35 | 5 | 11.3 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #1,577 of 2,063 |
| 7Missoula County, MT | 34 | 95 | 18.0 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #1,635 of 2,063 |
| 8Flathead County, MT | 33 | 97 | 21.9 | $1.7M | +10.1% | #1,664 of 2,063 |
| 9Silver Bow County, MT | 31 | 21 | 13.6 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #1,722 of 2,063 |
| 10Lake County, MT | 31 | 30 | 23.9 | $1.5M | +6.9% | #1,731 of 2,063 |
| 13Cascade County, MT | 29 | 46 | 12.9 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #1,789 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cascade County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cascade County, MT?
Cascade County has 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT spend on food away from home?
About $127.1M a year, or $3,567 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cascade County has 12.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cascade County would have about 34, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,272 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. Cascade County scores 29 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,789 of 2,063 scored counties.
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