Food and drink · County · New Mexico
Coffee shops and cafes in Rio Arriba County, NM
The coffee shops and cafes in Rio Arriba County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #418 of 2,063 scored counties
#3 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $52.1M
- On food away from home · $3,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,327 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Rio Arriba County spend about $52.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Rio Arriba County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Rio Arriba County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,912 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rio Arriba County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Rio Arriba County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #418 of 2,063 scored counties and #3 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rio Arriba 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 | Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $3M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,912 | 1,727 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,327 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $777K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants61
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
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 Rio Arriba County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Rio Arriba County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 Rio Arriba County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $52.1M a year, or $3,327 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 15,647 households in Rio Arriba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Arriba County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Rio Arriba County has 4.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Rio Arriba County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,912 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Rio Arriba County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Rio Arriba County at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. Median household income in Rio Arriba County is $57,155, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Rio Arriba County scores 65 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #418 of 2,063 scored counties.
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