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Coffee shops and cafes in Torrance County, NM

The coffee shops and cafes in Torrance County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On food away from home · $3,178 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,100
+6.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,178 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Torrance County spend about $19.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Torrance County as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Torrance County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Torrance County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Torrance County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Torrance 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Torrance County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureTorrance CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.311.911.0
Spending per listing$9.6M$3M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,7271,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,178$3,547$4,070
Median household income$57,842$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Torrance 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 Torrance County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,100+6.9% since 2020
Households
6,052
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
3,345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$57,842+60.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,823
Median home value
$159,700
Jobs located here
2,924
Daytime population
14,072Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Torrance County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM73519.0$4.5M+6.9%#242 of 2,063
2Valencia County, NM69217.6$4.4M+7.2%#341 of 2,063
3Rio Arriba County, NM6574.5$7.4M−1.0%#418 of 2,063
4Los Alamos County, NM571214.6$3.8M0.0%#740 of 2,063
5Otero County, NM53229.0$3.7M+3.7%#902 of 2,063
6Doña Ana County, NM49809.4$3.5M+4.1%#1,058 of 2,063
7Cibola County, NM4278.2$3.7M−0.6%#1,307 of 2,063
8San Miguel County, NM41108.4$3.6M−3.2%#1,338 of 2,063
9Santa Fe County, NM3710815.3$2.6M+1.2%#1,528 of 2,063
10San Juan County, NM33419.8$3.4M−0.9%#1,647 of 2,063
Torrance County, NMNot scored23.3$9.6M+6.9%

Other business types in Torrance County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Torrance County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 coffee shops and cafes in Torrance County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Torrance County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Torrance County, NM spend on food away from home?

About $19.2M a year, or $3,178 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 6,052 households in Torrance County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Torrance County, NM compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Torrance County has 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Torrance County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Torrance County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Torrance County at 16,100 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,052 households. Median household income in Torrance County is $57,842, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 60.1%, 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. Torrance County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Torrance County

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