Salt Lake City, UT · Cafes and Bakeries

Cafes and Bakeries in Salt Lake City, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 348 coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,633 people with $84.2 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

348

41st most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

4,633

13.3 per business, against 12.0 across all metros

Annual payroll

$84.2 million

$18,164 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

37%

of businesses, against 51% across all metros

Change since 2022

+10.1%

in the number of businesses (316 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Salt Lake City.

  • Salt Lake City ranks 41st of 387 US metro areas by number of coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.3 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $18,164 per employee a year, against $21,432.
  • The market grew: 32 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps cafes and bakeries in Salt Lake City.

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Quotes for custom and large orders

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Deposits that hold the date

Each quote can carry a deposit with a card payment link, and VERA flags any order whose deposit has not landed.

A receptionist for the rush

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Questions

Cafes and Bakeries in Salt Lake City

How many coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars are there in Salt Lake City?

348 in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,633 people and paid $84.2 million in annual payroll.

Is the Salt Lake City market for cafes and bakeries growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 316 to 348 (+10.1%).

What does VERA do for cafes and bakeries in Salt Lake City?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Salt Lake City business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Cafes and Bakeries in other markets

Other Salt Lake City markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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