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Coffee shops and cafes in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #29 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
180
104 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
171
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +64.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$928M
On food away from home · $4,485 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
773,426
+14.5% 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #29 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for coffee shops and cafes.

Households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area spend about $928M a year on food away from home, or $4,485 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 180 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.2M per cafe, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 180 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 104 are chain locations, or 58%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 171 businesses with payroll in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 64.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,210 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, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureProvo-Orem-Lehi metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.711.611.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,2101,3001,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+64.4%+33.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,485$4,339$4,070
Median household income$100,704$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score7461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
171All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +64.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,278
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
24All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
180104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$10.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
773,426+14.5% since 2020
Households
206,880
Median age
27.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
5,396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$100,704+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,279
Median home value
$535,500
Jobs located here
299,641
Daytime population
678,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Logan, UT-ID80316.3$6.3M+8.8%#8 of 387
2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT741808.7$5.2M+14.5%#29 of 387
3Ogden, UT721858.7$5.1M+5.3%#35 of 387
4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT4857112.7$3.5M+3.8%#210 of 387
5St. George, UT439914.2$2.8M+17.4%#259 of 387

Other business types in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area

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Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 180 coffee shops and cafes in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. 104 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 64.4% 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. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area spend on food away from home?

About $928M a year, or $4,485 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 180 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 206,880 households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area would have about 251, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,210 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 64.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area at 773,426 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,880 households. Median household income in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area is $100,704, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #29 of 387 scored metro areas.

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