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Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, MT

How Madison 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
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$13.9M
On food away from home · $3,723 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.7
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,026
+15.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Madison County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,723 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $13.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.4M per cafe, 62% 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 Madison County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 748 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 put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.8%, faster than 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 Madison 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 Madison County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.719.211.0
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.9M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)7481,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,723$3,748$4,070
Median household income$75,250$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$284K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
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 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
10,026+15.8% since 2020
Households
3,740
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
3,588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$75,250
Average household income
$98,856
Median home value
$470,100
Jobs located here
6,091
Daytime population
11,778Residents 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 Madison 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
Madison County, MTNot scored1026.7$1.4M+15.8%

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, MT?

Madison County has 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $13.9M a year, or $3,723 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 3,740 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 26.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.4M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Madison County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 748 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 10,026 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,740 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,250 a year, 7% 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.

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