Food and drink · Metro area · Nevada
Coffee shops and cafes in the Carson City, NV metro area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Carson City, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #347 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 30
- 18 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $88.3M
- On food away from home · $3,725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, the Carson City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #347 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 coffee shops and cafes in the Carson City metro area. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 60%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in the Carson City metro area comes to about $88.3M a year: $3,725 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Carson City metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,579 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 show the Carson City metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carson City metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,579 | 1,452 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,725 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Carson City metro area, 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 the Carson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 50 | 276 | 12.3 | $3.4M | +5.0% | #197 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 42 | 1,128 | 13.1 | $3M | +5.8% | #264 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 28 | 30 | 12.7 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #347 of 387 |
Other business types in the Carson City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes18
- Sit-down restaurants18
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Carson City, NV metro area?
The Carson City metro area has 30 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 15 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Carson City, NV metro area spend on food away from home?
About $88.3M a year, or $3,725 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 23,692 households in the Carson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carson City, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Carson City metro area has 12.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Carson City metro area would have about 24, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,579 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Carson City, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Carson City metro area at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in the Carson City metro area is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. The Carson City metro area scores 28 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #347 of 387 scored metro areas.
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