Food and drink · County · New Mexico
Coffee shops and cafes in Cibola County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cibola County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,307 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $25.9M
- On food away from home · $3,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,807
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Cibola County comes to about $25.9M a year: $3,042 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.7M per cafe, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Cibola County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cibola County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,834 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Cibola County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Cibola County is 42 (lower middle), #1,307 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Cibola County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Cibola County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,834 | 1,727 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,042 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,759 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $198K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cibola 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 Cibola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,807−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,503
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,540 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $50,759+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,355
- Median home value
- $125,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,233
- Daytime population
- 26,630Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Cibola County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 73 | 51 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +6.9% | #242 of 2,063 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 69 | 21 | 7.6 | $4.4M | +7.2% | #341 of 2,063 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 65 | 7 | 4.5 | $7.4M | −1.0% | #418 of 2,063 |
| 4Los Alamos County, NM | 57 | 12 | 14.6 | $3.8M | 0.0% | #740 of 2,063 |
| 5Otero County, NM | 53 | 22 | 9.0 | $3.7M | +3.7% | #902 of 2,063 |
| 6Doña Ana County, NM | 49 | 80 | 9.4 | $3.5M | +4.1% | #1,058 of 2,063 |
| 7Cibola County, NM | 42 | 7 | 8.2 | $3.7M | −0.6% | #1,307 of 2,063 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 41 | 10 | 8.4 | $3.6M | −3.2% | #1,338 of 2,063 |
| 9Santa Fe County, NM | 37 | 108 | 15.3 | $2.6M | +1.2% | #1,528 of 2,063 |
| 10San Juan County, NM | 33 | 41 | 9.8 | $3.4M | −0.9% | #1,647 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cibola County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops25
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cibola County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 coffee shops and cafes in Cibola County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cibola County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $25.9M a year, or $3,042 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 8,503 households in Cibola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cibola County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cibola County has 8.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,834 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Cibola County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Cibola County at 26,807 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,503 households. Median household income in Cibola County is $50,759, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Cibola County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,307 of 2,063 scored counties.
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