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Coffee shops and cafes in Clark County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,183 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
1,128
577 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
615
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On food away from home · $3,887 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,407,226
+5.8% 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

Households in Clark County spend about $3.4B a year on food away from home, or $3,887 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per cafe, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Clark County has 1,128 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 577 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 615 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 35.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,402 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. Another 122 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $14M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Clark County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clark County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,183 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Clark County 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Clark County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.112.911.0
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4021,4521,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.2%+38.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,887$3,930$4,070
Median household income$76,472$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
455 → 615All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,390
Annual payroll, 2023
$178.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
122All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,128577 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
905The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$14M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,407,226+5.8% since 2020
Households
862,518
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$76,472+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,279
Median home value
$431,000
Jobs located here
1,114,493
Daytime population
2,346,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Nevada

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV84145.9$6.5M+9.5%#57 of 2,063
2Nye County, NV70167.2$4.8M+10.3%#308 of 2,063
3Washoe County, NV5025712.9$3.3M+4.4%#1,013 of 2,063
4Clark County, NV461,12813.1$3M+5.8%#1,183 of 2,063
5Elko County, NV432412.2$3.3M+2.1%#1,282 of 2,063
6Churchill County, NV411212.6$3M+1.1%#1,352 of 2,063
7Douglas County, NV403817.8$2.4M+1.2%#1,406 of 2,063
8Humboldt County, NV37811.6$3.3M0.0%#1,518 of 2,063
9Carson City, NV353012.7$2.9M−0.2%#1,586 of 2,063

Other business types in Clark County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Clark County, NV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,128 coffee shops and cafes in Clark County. 577 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 615 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 35.2% 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. Official counts list 122 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clark County, NV spend on food away from home?

About $3.4B a year, or $3,887 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,128 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 862,518 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 13.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Clark County would have about 905, against 1,128 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,402 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 2,407,226 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862,518 households. Median household income in Clark County is $76,472, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Clark County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,183 of 2,063 scored counties.

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