Food and drink · Small-town market · Washington
Coffee shops and cafes in the Shelton, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Shelton, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #238 of 529 scored small-town markets
#1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 33
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $104.1M
- On food away from home · $4,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,001 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Shelton area spend about $104.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 15% 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 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Shelton area as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Shelton area in 2023. That is one for every 1,132 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 $11K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Shelton area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Shelton area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Shelton area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #238 of 529 scored small-town markets and #1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Shelton area 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 | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,132 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,001 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $11K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Shelton area, 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 the Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Shelton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 53 | 33 | 12.7 | $3.2M | +7.8% | #238 of 529 |
| 2Othello, WA | 50 | 6 | 9.5 | $3.7M | +4.3% | #263 of 529 |
| 3Port Townsend, WA | 40 | 32 | 19.6 | $2M | +2.7% | #378 of 529 |
| 4Moses Lake, WA | 37 | 61 | 17.2 | $2.1M | +6.3% | #406 of 529 |
| 5Centralia, WA | 37 | 69 | 21.0 | $1.8M | +6.7% | #410 of 529 |
| 6Ellensburg, WA | 37 | 50 | 25.0 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #411 of 529 |
| 7Oak Harbor, WA | 32 | 59 | 16.4 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #456 of 529 |
| 8Pullman, WA | 31 | 27 | 14.4 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #462 of 529 |
| 9Aberdeen, WA | 30 | 53 | 17.3 | $2M | +3.0% | #470 of 529 |
| 10Port Angeles, WA | 29 | 72 | 20.5 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #478 of 529 |
Other business types in the Shelton area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes91
- Sit-down restaurants90
- Fast food and sandwich shops96
- Pizza94
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops75
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 the Shelton, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 coffee shops and cafes in the Shelton area. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 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 the Shelton, WA area spend on food away from home?
About $104.1M a year, or $4,001 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Shelton area has 12.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 28, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,132 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Shelton area scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #238 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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