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Coffee shops and cafes in Salt Lake County, UT
How Salt Lake County, UT 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,103 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 18 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 552
- 269 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 336
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On food away from home · $4,422 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 552 coffee shops and cafes in Salt Lake County. Of those, 269 are chain locations, or 49%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,422 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $1.9B a year on food away from home. Spread across 552 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 8% 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 336 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Salt Lake County in 2023, up 18.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,269 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. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Salt Lake County is 48 (lower middle), #1,103 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 18 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County 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.
| Measure | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,269 | 1,300 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.7% | +33.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,422 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 283 → 336All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 552269 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 509The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 81 | 19 | 7.9 | $5.6M | +19.2% | #93 of 2,063 |
| 2Cache County, UT | 75 | 30 | 6.8 | $5.8M | +8.5% | #188 of 2,063 |
| 3Box Elder County, UT | 73 | 12 | 6.1 | $6.4M | +12.7% | #228 of 2,063 |
| 4Davis County, UT | 70 | 90 | 7.8 | $6M | +4.8% | #293 of 2,063 |
| 5Utah County, UT | 69 | 178 | 8.8 | $5.1M | +14.5% | #328 of 2,063 |
| 6Sevier County, UT | 69 | 6 | 8.0 | $4.6M | +5.9% | #339 of 2,063 |
| 7Wasatch County, UT | 65 | 15 | 11.6 | $4.3M | +9.9% | #444 of 2,063 |
| 8Weber County, UT | 61 | 92 | 9.8 | $4.2M | +5.8% | #572 of 2,063 |
| 9Sanpete County, UT | 58 | 6 | 6.8 | $5.3M | +10.3% | #678 of 2,063 |
| 10Uintah County, UT | 58 | 9 | 7.4 | $5M | +7.3% | #680 of 2,063 |
| 11Salt Lake County, UT | 48 | 552 | 13.0 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #1,103 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Salt Lake County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
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 Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 552 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 269 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 336 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on food away from home?
About $1.9B a year, or $4,422 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 552 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Salt Lake County has 13.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 509, against 552 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,103 of 2,063 scored counties.
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