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Coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,256 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
40
9 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
35
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +59.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$122.9M
On food away from home · $4,111 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,612
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 40 coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 22% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Franklin County spend about $122.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,111 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 40 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.1M per cafe, 17% 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 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County in 2023, up 59.1% from 2019. That is one for every 854 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 also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $502K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,256 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 35 scored counties in Washington.

How Franklin 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.417.711.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)8549921,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+59.1%+12.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,111$4,501$4,070
Median household income$86,714$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 35All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +59.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
318
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
409 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$502K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,612+5.6% since 2020
Households
29,890
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,242 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,166
Median home value
$379,300
Jobs located here
34,282
Daytime population
90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Washington, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA522012.6$3.2M+8.0%#952 of 2,063
2Clark County, WA5027313.9$3.2M+5.3%#1,014 of 2,063
3Mason County, WA473312.7$3.2M+7.8%#1,145 of 2,063
4Snohomish County, WA4552916.7$2.9M+4.9%#1,222 of 2,063
5Franklin County, WA444013.4$3.1M+5.6%#1,256 of 2,063
6Adams County, WA4269.5$3.7M+4.3%#1,306 of 2,063
7Pierce County, WA4155515.8$2.8M+2.5%#1,355 of 2,063
8King County, WA411,82019.3$2.7M+3.1%#1,356 of 2,063
9Skamania County, WA411019.9$2.1M+5.2%#1,364 of 2,063
10Benton County, WA4013717.6$2.4M+6.9%#1,408 of 2,063

Other business types in Franklin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Franklin County, WA?

Franklin County has 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 59.1% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Franklin County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $122.9M a year, or $4,111 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Franklin County has 13.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 33, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 59.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 44 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,256 of 2,063 scored counties.

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