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Coffee shops and cafes in Douglas County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,406 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
38
13 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
13
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$91.7M
On food away from home · $4,299 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
62% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,111
+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

Households in Douglas County spend about $91.7M a year on food away from home, or $4,299 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 35% 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 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 1,640 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $693K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Douglas County.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,406 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.812.911.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6401,4521,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,299$3,930$4,070
Median household income$90,754$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$693K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,111+1.2% since 2020
Households
21,325
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,388
Median home value
$615,400
Jobs located here
19,069
Daytime population
48,760Residents 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 coffee shops and cafes in Douglas County. 13 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

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

About $91.7M a year, or $4,299 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 17.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.4M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Douglas County would have about 25, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,640 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,406 of 2,063 scored counties.

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