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Coffee shops and cafes in San Juan County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in San Juan County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,666 of 2,063 scored counties
#21 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 36
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On food away from home · $4,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.9
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,577
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
San Juan County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,666 of 2,063 scored counties and #21 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $4,182 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in San Juan County spend about $37.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1M per cafe, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
San Juan County has 36 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.9, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 902 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 put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.9 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 902 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,182 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,800 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 360 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,577+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,015
- Median age
- 56.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,031
- Median home value
- $799,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,552
- Daytime population
- 16,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Washington, with San Juan County marked.
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 |
| 21San Juan County, WA | 33 | 36 | 39.9 | $1M | +4.2% | #1,666 of 2,063 |
Other business types in San Juan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops90
- Pizza81
- Coffee shops and cafes33
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 San Juan County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 coffee shops and cafes in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 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 San Juan County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $37.7M a year, or $4,182 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
San Juan County has 39.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1M, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, San Juan County would have about 10, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 902 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 33 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,666 of 2,063 scored counties.
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