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Coffee shops and cafes in Socorro County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Socorro County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,059 of 2,063 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On food away from home · $2,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,838
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Socorro County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,059 of 2,063 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Socorro County comes to about $14.6M a year: $2,762 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per cafe, 35% 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 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Socorro County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Socorro County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Socorro County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Socorro 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 | Socorro County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $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 | −4.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,762 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $36,570 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,838−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,269
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $36,570−13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,088
- Median home value
- $137,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,706
- Daytime population
- 14,715Residents 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 Socorro 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 |
| 23Socorro County, NM | 7 | 6 | 11.4 | $2.4M | −4.3% | #2,059 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Socorro County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes11
- Sit-down restaurants8
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes7
- 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 Socorro County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Socorro County. None of them 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 Socorro County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Socorro County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $14.6M a year, or $2,762 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 5,269 households in Socorro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Socorro County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Socorro County has 11.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.4M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Socorro County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Socorro County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Socorro County at 15,838 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,269 households. Median household income in Socorro County is $36,570, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 13.1%, 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. Socorro County scores 7 for coffee shops and cafes (very low), #2,059 of 2,063 scored counties.
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