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Coffee shops and cafes in Marion County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,531 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
196
78 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
96
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$489.2M
On food away from home · $3,856 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
355,777
+2.7% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Marion County comes to about $489.2M a year: $3,856 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 196 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 33% 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 196 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Marion County was 96 in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,322 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. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Marion County is 37 (lower middle), #1,531 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Marion 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Marion County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.418.611.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3221,0251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.7%+11.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,856$4,070$4,070
Median household income$77,351$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score3722

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83 → 96All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,229
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19678 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
132The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
355,777+2.7% since 2020
Households
126,870
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
296
Median household income
$77,351+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,449
Median home value
$416,400
Jobs located here
170,733
Daytime population
368,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crook County, OR581413.0$3M+10.6%#708 of 2,063
2Polk County, OR533510.6$3.8M+2.3%#898 of 2,063
3Washington County, OR4632313.7$3.4M+1.8%#1,178 of 2,063
4Jefferson County, OR451719.3$1.9M+4.7%#1,228 of 2,063
5Columbia County, OR442511.9$3.3M+2.6%#1,251 of 2,063
6Clackamas County, OR4223714.5$3.2M+0.9%#1,324 of 2,063
7Deschutes County, OR3817921.1$2.1M+6.8%#1,503 of 2,063
8Marion County, OR3719615.4$2.5M+2.7%#1,531 of 2,063
9Benton County, OR377218.7$2.1M+4.4%#1,537 of 2,063
10Yamhill County, OR357318.6$2.2M+2.2%#1,595 of 2,063

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Marion County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 196 coffee shops and cafes in Marion County. 78 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 15.7% 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. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Marion County, OR spend on food away from home?

About $489.2M a year, or $3,856 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 196 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 126,870 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 15.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Marion County would have about 132, against 196 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 355,777 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,870 households. Median household income in Marion County is $77,351, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Marion County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,531 of 2,063 scored counties.

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