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Coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, WA

The coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,636 of 2,063 scored counties
#20 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
32
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
12
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$63M
On food away from home · $3,856 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
78% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,970
+2.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County is 34 (lower middle), #1,636 of 2,063 scored counties and #20 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Jefferson County comes to about $63M a year: $3,856 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,362 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. Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.617.711.0
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3629921,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,856$4,501$4,070
Median household income$74,048$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score3436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
323 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,970+2.7% since 2020
Households
16,340
Median age
58.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,804 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$74,048+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,756
Median home value
$535,000
Jobs located here
8,967
Daytime population
30,032Residents 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 Jefferson 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
20Jefferson County, WA343219.6$2M+2.7%#1,636 of 2,063

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

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

About $63M a year, or $3,856 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 16,340 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 19.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 17, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,362 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 33,970 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,340 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $74,048, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 34 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,636 of 2,063 scored counties.

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