How many coffee shops are in Fresno?
Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Fresno metro area: coffee shops with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against California and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.
+96 since 2018 (+52%; 186 then). That is 2.4 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).
Latest quarter: 278 private establishments in Q1 2026 (-4 against the 2023 Census count), employing 3,455 people at $550 a week on average. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
- The Fresno metro area
- 2.4 per 10,000
- California
- 3.4 per 10,000 (13,412)
- United States
- 2.5 per 10,000 (85,140)
What this count includes
The Census counts coffee shops under NAICS 722515, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which also covers ice cream parlors, juice bars, and bagel and doughnut shops. Chains and independents both count; a coffee counter inside a grocery or bookstore does not.
Other metro areas in California
| Metro area | Coffee shops | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 5,117 | 4.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 1,209 | 2.6 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 1,876 | 4.0 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | 1,123 | 3.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | 781 | 3.2 |
3 more for members.
From a count to a location
- The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Fresno measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named coffee shops already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
- The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a coffee shop there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
Have an address in mind?
Check the address freeNo account. The coffee shop check reads public records at the address itself.
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted. Latest quarter: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1, private establishments for the same codes; a metro area is the sum of its counties the Bureau discloses, so it can run low; a suppressed area shows no quarter.