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Coffee shops and cafes in Adams County, WA
The coffee shops and cafes in Adams County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,306 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On food away from home · $3,533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,488
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 coffee shops and cafes in Adams County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Adams County comes to about $22.2M a year: $3,533 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.7M per cafe, in line with 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 6 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,048 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $36K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Adams County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Adams County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,306 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Adams County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,048 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,533 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,136 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $36K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,488+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,288
- Median age
- 29.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,925 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $66,136+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,806
- Median home value
- $273,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,184
- Daytime population
- 20,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 52 | 20 | 12.6 | $3.2M | +8.0% | #952 of 2,063 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 50 | 273 | 13.9 | $3.2M | +5.3% | #1,014 of 2,063 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 47 | 33 | 12.7 | $3.2M | +7.8% | #1,145 of 2,063 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 45 | 529 | 16.7 | $2.9M | +4.9% | #1,222 of 2,063 |
| 5Franklin County, WA | 44 | 40 | 13.4 | $3.1M | +5.6% | #1,256 of 2,063 |
| 6Adams County, WA | 42 | 6 | 9.5 | $3.7M | +4.3% | #1,306 of 2,063 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 41 | 555 | 15.8 | $2.8M | +2.5% | #1,355 of 2,063 |
| 8King County, WA | 41 | 1,820 | 19.3 | $2.7M | +3.1% | #1,356 of 2,063 |
| 9Skamania County, WA | 41 | 10 | 19.9 | $2.1M | +5.2% | #1,364 of 2,063 |
| 10Benton County, WA | 40 | 137 | 17.6 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #1,408 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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 Adams County, WA?
There are 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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 Adams County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $22.2M a year, or $3,533 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 6,288 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Adams County has 9.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 21,488 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,288 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,136 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Adams County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,306 of 2,063 scored counties.
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