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Coffee shops and cafes in Wheatland County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Wheatland County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On food away from home · $3,147 a household
Spending per listing
$926K
75% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.0
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,100
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 coffee shops and cafes in Wheatland County. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.0, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,147 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Wheatland County spend about $2.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 3 coffee shops and cafes, that is $926K per cafe, 75% 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.

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

Population estimates show Wheatland County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower 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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureWheatland CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.019.211.0
Spending per listing$926K$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+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,147$3,748$4,070
Median household income$49,489$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
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,100+1.2% since 2020
Households
883
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$49,489
Average household income
$65,328
Median home value
$180,800
Jobs located here
615
Daytime population
2,016Residents 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 Wheatland 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
Wheatland County, MTNot scored334.0$926K+1.2%

Other business types in Wheatland 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 Wheatland County, MT?

There are 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Wheatland 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 Wheatland County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.8M a year, or $3,147 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $926K 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 883 households in Wheatland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wheatland County has 34.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $926K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wheatland County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Wheatland County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Wheatland County at 2,100 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 883 households. The median household income in Wheatland County is $49,489 a year, 39% 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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