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Coffee shops and cafes in Sanpete County, UT
The coffee shops and cafes in Sanpete County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #678 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $31.7M
- On food away from home · $3,566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,453
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Sanpete County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Sanpete County spend about $31.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,566 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 43% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Sanpete County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,111 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sanpete County grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sanpete County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #678 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in Utah.
How Sanpete 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 | Sanpete County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 11.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,111 | 1,300 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,566 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,083 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $548K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sanpete 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 Sanpete County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,453+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,888
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $70,083+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,824
- Median home value
- $347,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,877
- Daytime population
- 27,248Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Utah, with Sanpete County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Sanpete County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes66
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
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 Sanpete County, UT?
Sanpete County has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sanpete County, UT spend on food away from home?
About $31.7M a year, or $3,566 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 8,888 households in Sanpete County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sanpete County, UT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Sanpete County has 6.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sanpete County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Sanpete County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Sanpete County at 31,453 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,888 households. The median household income in Sanpete County is $70,083 a year, 13% below 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. Sanpete County scores 58 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #678 of 2,063 scored counties.
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