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Coffee shops and cafes in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,948 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 881
- 255 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 425
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On food away from home · $4,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Multnomah County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,948 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 881 coffee shops and cafes in Multnomah County. Of those, 255 are chain locations, or 29%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,286 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Multnomah County spend about $1.5B a year on food away from home. Spread across 881 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1.7M per cafe, 54% 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.
Official counts show 425 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Multnomah County in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 823 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Multnomah County. Population estimates put the population change in Multnomah County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 18.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 823 | 1,025 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +11.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,286 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 437 → 425All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $137.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 881255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 405The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 18Multnomah County, OR | 22 | 881 | 25.2 | $1.7M | −2.6% | #1,948 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Multnomah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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 Multnomah County, OR?
There are 881 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. 255 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 425 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $1.5B a year, or $4,286 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 881 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Multnomah County has 25.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.7M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 405, against 881 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 823 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. 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. Multnomah County scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,948 of 2,063 scored counties.
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