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Coffee shops and cafes in Grant County, NM
The coffee shops and cafes in Grant County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,000 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On food away from home · $3,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,252
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Grant County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #2,000 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,064 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $34.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 13 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.7M per cafe, 28% 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 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Grant County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,614 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grant County. Population estimates show Grant County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Grant 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 | Grant County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,614 | 1,727 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,064 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $44,958 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $344K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $60K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grant 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 Grant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,252−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,295
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $44,958+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,954
- Median home value
- $175,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,211
- Daytime population
- 27,009Residents 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 Grant 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 |
| 19Grant County, NM | 18 | 13 | 11.5 | $2.7M | −3.4% | #2,000 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Grant County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes20
- Sit-down restaurants18
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza30
- Coffee shops and cafes18
- Bakeries and dessert shops15
Groceries and convenience
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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 Grant County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in Grant County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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 Grant County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $34.6M a year, or $3,064 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 11,295 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grant County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Grant County has 11.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Grant County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,614 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Grant County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Grant County at 27,252 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,295 households. Median household income in Grant County is $44,958, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Grant County scores 18 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,000 of 2,063 scored counties.
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