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Coffee shops and cafes in Golden Valley County, MT

How Golden Valley County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On food away from home · $3,230 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
26.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
844
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 coffee shop or cafe in Golden Valley County. That is 26.6 per 10,000 households.

At $3,230 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Golden Valley County spend about $1.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Golden Valley County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Golden Valley County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Golden Valley 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Golden Valley County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureGolden Valley CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.619.211.0
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,230$3,748$4,070
Median household income$58,333$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County

Population, 2025 estimate
844+2.7% since 2020
Households
376
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$58,333
Average household income
$71,963
Median home value
$212,200
Jobs located here
195
Daytime population
797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT503217.1$2.1M+9.4%#1,025 of 2,063
2Lewis and Clark County, MT414715.1$2.6M+5.8%#1,359 of 2,063
3Gallatin County, MT3813025.4$1.7M+7.7%#1,506 of 2,063
4Yellowstone County, MT3710715.3$2.5M+4.5%#1,530 of 2,063
5Carbon County, MT361021.4$1.8M+9.1%#1,569 of 2,063
6Richland County, MT35511.3$3.5M−1.3%#1,577 of 2,063
7Missoula County, MT349518.0$2.1M+4.4%#1,635 of 2,063
8Flathead County, MT339721.9$1.7M+10.1%#1,664 of 2,063
9Silver Bow County, MT312113.6$2.4M+2.6%#1,722 of 2,063
10Lake County, MT313023.9$1.5M+6.9%#1,731 of 2,063
Golden Valley County, MTNot scored126.6$1.2M+2.7%

Other business types in Golden Valley County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Golden Valley County, MT?

There is 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings in Golden Valley County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Golden Valley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Golden Valley County, MT spend on food away from home?

About $1.2M a year, or $3,230 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 376 households in Golden Valley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Golden Valley County, MT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Golden Valley County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Golden Valley County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Golden Valley County at 844 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 376 households. The median household income in Golden Valley County is $58,333 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Golden Valley County

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