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Coffee shops and cafes in Snohomish County, WA
How Snohomish County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,222 of 2,063 scored counties
#4 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 529
- 169 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 312
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On food away from home · $4,807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 870,656
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 529 coffee shops and cafes in Snohomish County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Snohomish County spend about $1.5B a year on food away from home, or $4,807 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 529 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.9M per cafe, 22% 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 Snohomish County was 312 in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,014 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. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Snohomish County.
Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Snohomish County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,222 of 2,063 scored counties and #4 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Snohomish 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 | Snohomish County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,014 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,807 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $111,246 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 308 → 312All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,512
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $82.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 529169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 410The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 870,656+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 316,212
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 405
- Median household income
- $111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,831
- Median home value
- $696,000
- Jobs located here
- 295,384
- Daytime population
- 731,489Residents 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 |
Other business types in Snohomish County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes69
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
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 Snohomish County, WA?
Snohomish County has 529 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 169 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 312 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 1.3% 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 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Snohomish County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $1.5B a year, or $4,807 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 529 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Snohomish County has 16.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 410, against 529 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,222 of 2,063 scored counties.
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