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Coffee shops and cafes in Thurston County, WA
The coffee shops and cafes in Thurston County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,451 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 192
- 77 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 105
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $508.3M
- On food away from home · $4,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 192 coffee shops and cafes in Thurston County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Thurston County spend about $508.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,275 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per cafe, 29% 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.
Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Thurston County in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,132 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 also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $345K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Thurston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Thurston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Thurston County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,451 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Thurston 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 | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,132 | 992 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | +12.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,275 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 105All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19277 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $345K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents 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 |
| 11Thurston County, WA | 39 | 192 | 16.1 | $2.6M | +2.8% | #1,451 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Thurston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes68
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops74
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
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 Thurston County, WA?
There are 192 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Thurston County as of September 2026. 77 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $508.3M a year, or $4,275 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Thurston County has 16.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Thurston County would have about 137, against 192 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. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,063 scored counties.
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