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Coffee shops and cafes in Los Alamos County, NM
The coffee shops and cafes in Los Alamos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #740 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On food away from home · $5,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,407
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,525 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Los Alamos County spend about $45.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Los Alamos County has 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 14.6 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Los Alamos County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Los Alamos County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Los Alamos County is 57 (upper middle), #740 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Los Alamos 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 | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,727 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,525 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $147,139 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,4070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,247
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,885
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,699
- Daytime population
- 29,150Residents 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants80
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- 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 Los Alamos County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 coffee shops and cafes in Los Alamos County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Los Alamos County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Los Alamos County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $45.6M a year, or $5,525 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 8,247 households in Los Alamos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Los Alamos County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Los Alamos County has 14.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 3% above 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.
How fast is Los Alamos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Los Alamos County at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. Median household income in Los Alamos County is $147,139, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Los Alamos County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #740 of 2,063 scored counties.
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