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Coffee shops and cafes in Grays Harbor County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Grays Harbor County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,930 of 2,063 scored counties
#32 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 53
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +37.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.1M
- On food away from home · $3,464 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Grays Harbor County is 23 (low), #1,930 of 2,063 scored counties and #32 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 coffee shops and cafes in Grays Harbor County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 11%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,464 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Grays Harbor County spend about $106.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 46% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grays Harbor County was 40 in 2023, up 37.9% from 2019. That is one for every 766 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grays Harbor County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grays Harbor 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 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 766 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.9% | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,464 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 40All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +37.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 536 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents 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 |
| 32Grays Harbor County, WA | 23 | 53 | 17.3 | $2M | +3.0% | #1,930 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Grays Harbor County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes23
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Grays Harbor County, WA?
There are 53 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 37.9% 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $106.1M a year, or $3,464 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Grays Harbor County has 17.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 29, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 766 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 23 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,930 of 2,063 scored counties.
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