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Restaurants and cafes in Yuma County, CO

How Yuma County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
48
13 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On food away from home · $3,437 a household
Spending per listing
$292K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
117.7
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,896
−0.8% 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 $3,437 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Yuma County spend about $14M a year on food away from home. That is about $292K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 48 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Yuma County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 27%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 117.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Yuma County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 194 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Yuma County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Yuma County compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Yuma County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureYuma CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households117.7113.0109.8
Spending per listing$292K$391K$371K
Households per official establishment194204209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,437$4,421$4,070
Median household income$60,545$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 21
Employees, 2023
178
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Yuma 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.

Population and households in Yuma County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,896−0.8% since 2020
Households
4,078
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,364 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$60,545
Average household income
$83,567
Median home value
$211,700
Jobs located here
3,579
Daytime population
9,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO974949.0$1.1M+16.5%#2 of 2,405
2Park County, CO896976.8$578K+5.1%#33 of 2,405
3Weld County, CO8498479.2$546K+14.2%#76 of 2,405
4Douglas County, CO831,12580.4$698K+10.9%#82 of 2,405
5Broomfield County, CO7427085.0$602K+6.3%#257 of 2,405
6Adams County, CO741,69189.6$483K+6.6%#272 of 2,405
7Arapahoe County, CO622,49396.9$472K+2.8%#671 of 2,405
8Jefferson County, CO612,24092.7$516K−0.5%#707 of 2,405
9El Paso County, CO612,957101.9$418K+3.2%#723 of 2,405
10Mesa County, CO5963095.7$391K+4.4%#811 of 2,405
Yuma County, CONot scored48117.7$292K−0.8%

Other business types in Yuma County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Yuma County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 restaurants and cafes in Yuma County. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Yuma County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $14M a year, or $3,437 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $292K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,078 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Yuma County, CO compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Yuma County has 117.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $292K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Yuma County would have about 38, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 194 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Yuma County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Yuma County at 9,896 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,078 households. Median household income in Yuma County is $60,545, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Yuma County

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