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Coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln County, OR
How Lincoln County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,037 of 2,063 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 78
- 12 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.7M
- On food away from home · $3,450 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,636
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln County is 14 (low), #2,037 of 2,063 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,450 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $79.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Lincoln County has 78 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 15%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 33.7 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lincoln County was 31 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 746 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lincoln County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln County 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.
| Measure | Lincoln County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 18.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 746 | 1,025 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +11.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,450 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,165 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 31All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,636+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,115
- Median age
- 51.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 981 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,183
- Median home value
- $410,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,986
- Daytime population
- 46,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 58 | 14 | 13.0 | $3M | +10.6% | #708 of 2,063 |
| 2Polk County, OR | 53 | 35 | 10.6 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #898 of 2,063 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 46 | 323 | 13.7 | $3.4M | +1.8% | #1,178 of 2,063 |
| 4Jefferson County, OR | 45 | 17 | 19.3 | $1.9M | +4.7% | #1,228 of 2,063 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 44 | 25 | 11.9 | $3.3M | +2.6% | #1,251 of 2,063 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 42 | 237 | 14.5 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #1,324 of 2,063 |
| 7Deschutes County, OR | 38 | 179 | 21.1 | $2.1M | +6.8% | #1,503 of 2,063 |
| 8Marion County, OR | 37 | 196 | 15.4 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #1,531 of 2,063 |
| 9Benton County, OR | 37 | 72 | 18.7 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #1,537 of 2,063 |
| 10Yamhill County, OR | 35 | 73 | 18.6 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,595 of 2,063 |
| 28Lincoln County, OR | 14 | 78 | 33.7 | $1M | +0.3% | #2,037 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Lincoln County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes16
- Sit-down restaurants16
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza42
- Coffee shops and cafes14
- Bakeries and dessert shops14
Groceries and convenience
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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 Lincoln County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 coffee shops and cafes in Lincoln County. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
How much do households in Lincoln County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $79.7M a year, or $3,450 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, OR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Lincoln County has 33.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1M, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 22, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 746 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 14 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,037 of 2,063 scored counties.
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