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Coffee shops and cafes in Cowlitz County, WA
How Cowlitz County, WA 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,631 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 71
- 26 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +34.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165.9M
- On food away from home · $3,775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,885
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Cowlitz County is 34 (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Cowlitz County spend about $165.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,775 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 71 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.3M per cafe, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Cowlitz County has 71 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 37%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cowlitz County was 39 in 2023, up 34.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,127 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $509K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cowlitz County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cowlitz County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cowlitz 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 | Cowlitz County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,127 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.5% | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,775 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,531 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 39All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +34.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $509K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,885+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,943
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,141 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,669
- Median home value
- $397,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 95,784Residents 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 |
| 19Cowlitz County, WA | 34 | 71 | 16.2 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #1,631 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cowlitz County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cowlitz County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 coffee shops and cafes in Cowlitz County. 26 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 34.5% 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cowlitz County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $165.9M a year, or $3,775 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 43,943 households in Cowlitz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowlitz County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cowlitz County has 16.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cowlitz County would have about 45, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,127 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Cowlitz County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Cowlitz County at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. Median household income in Cowlitz County is $76,531, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Cowlitz County scores 34 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,063 scored counties.
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