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Food and drink · Small-town market · Oregon

Coffee shops and cafes in the Astoria, OR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Astoria, OR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #512 of 529 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
61
11 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
45
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.9M
On food away from home · $3,718 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.9
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,926
−0.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Astoria area is 22 (low), #512 of 529 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 coffee shops and cafes in the Astoria area. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.9, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in the Astoria area comes to about $66.9M a year: $3,718 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per cafe, 70% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Astoria area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 400 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Astoria area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Astoria area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Astoria area compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Astoria, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureAstoria areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.918.611.0
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4001,0251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.4%+11.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,718$4,070$4,070
Median household income$71,822$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score2222

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
398
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Astoria area, 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 the Astoria area

Population, 2025 estimate
40,926−0.6% since 2020
Households
17,984
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
828 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,117
Median home value
$468,300
Jobs located here
17,288
Daytime population
38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Oregon

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Astoria area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR364914.8$2.4M+1.8%#425 of 529
2Roseburg, OR316413.5$2.5M+0.6%#461 of 529
3Ontario, OR-ID313015.0$2.2M+5.0%#463 of 529
4Klamath Falls, OR314314.8$2.2M+0.9%#464 of 529
5Hood River, OR263134.7$1.3M−0.7%#496 of 529
6The Dalles, OR232422.7$1.5M−1.1%#508 of 529
7Astoria, OR226133.9$1.1M−0.6%#512 of 529
8Coos Bay-North Bend, OR215218.1$1.9M−1.5%#515 of 529
9La Grande, OR212119.3$1.8M−1.0%#516 of 529
10Baker City, OR211419.0$1.7M−0.4%#518 of 529

Other business types in the Astoria area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Astoria, OR area?

There are 61 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Astoria area as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Astoria, OR area spend on food away from home?

About $66.9M a year, or $3,718 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in the Astoria area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Astoria, OR area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Astoria area has 33.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.1M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Astoria area would have about 18, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Astoria, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the Astoria area at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. The median household income in the Astoria area is $71,822 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Astoria area scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #512 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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