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Coffee shops and cafes in Curry County, NM
How Curry County, NM 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,957 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $60.1M
- On food away from home · $3,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #1,957 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 coffee shops and cafes in Curry County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,231 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $60.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 23% 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 12 businesses with payroll in Curry County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,550 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 put the population change in Curry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,550 | 1,727 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,231 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents 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 Curry 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 |
| 18Curry County, NM | 21 | 21 | 11.3 | $2.9M | −3.5% | #1,957 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Curry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes19
- Sit-down restaurants19
- Fast food and sandwich shops25
- Pizza42
- Coffee shops and cafes21
- Bakeries and dessert shops17
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Curry County, NM?
There are 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 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 Curry County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $60.1M a year, or $3,231 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Curry County has 11.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Curry County would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,550 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 21 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,957 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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