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Coffee shops and cafes in Skamania County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,364 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On food away from home · $4,248 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.9
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,669
+5.2% 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

At $4,248 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Skamania County spend about $21.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 10 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.1M per cafe, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Skamania County has 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Skamania County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,255 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 $10K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Skamania County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Skamania County grew 5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Skamania County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,364 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Washington.

How Skamania 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 Skamania County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSkamania CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.917.711.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,2559921,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,248$4,501$4,070
Median household income$93,265$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$432K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
12,669+5.2% since 2020
Households
5,019
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$93,265+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,147
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
2,184
Daytime population
8,513Residents 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 Skamania 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 Skamania County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Skamania County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 Skamania County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $21.3M a year, or $4,248 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 5,019 households in Skamania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Skamania County has 19.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.1M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Skamania County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Skamania County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Skamania County at 12,669 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,019 households. Median household income in Skamania County is $93,265, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Skamania County scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,063 scored counties.

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