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Coffee shops and cafes in Yellowstone County, MT
The coffee shops and cafes in Yellowstone County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,530 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 20 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 107
- 37 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +84.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $271.7M
- On food away from home · $3,888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Yellowstone County comes to about $271.7M a year: $3,888 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per cafe, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 107 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Yellowstone County as of September 2026. 37 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yellowstone County in 2023, up 84.2% from 2019. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yellowstone County.
Population estimates show Yellowstone County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Yellowstone County is 37 (lower middle), #1,530 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 20 scored counties in Montana.
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 19.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 999 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +84.2% | +33.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,888 | $3,748 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 70All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +84.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 868
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents 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 |
Other business types in Yellowstone County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Yellowstone County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 107 coffee shops and cafes in Yellowstone County. 37 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 84.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on food away from home?
About $271.7M a year, or $3,888 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Yellowstone County has 15.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 73, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 84.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,530 of 2,063 scored counties.
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