Insurance for Marana, AZ cafes

Marana (58,430 people) belongs to Pima County, where County Business Patterns counted 231 coffee shops and snack bars with employees in 2023, 13.3% of Arizona's total.

Cafes, bakeries, and roasters in Pima County

County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 722515 (snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars), 311811, 445299, 311920. Employer establishments only.

About 3,277 people worked at Pima County's coffee shops and snack bars in 2023, earning roughly $19,632 each in payroll. Tips are not in that number, and neither are owners who work the bar themselves.

Pima County also counts 12 retail bakeries, 15 specialty food stores, 4 coffee and tea manufacturers, a category that includes roasters (Census, 2023). Local roasters and bakeries are a cafe's suppliers and, sometimes, its competition.

Marana routines and cafe traffic

68% of Marana's 27,017 workers drive to work alone, and 13% spend 45 minutes or more getting there. Car commuters fuel drive-through and grab-and-go sales, and spilled drinks in moving cars are a known burn exposure.

Public transit carries 0.2% of Marana's workers (Arizona: 1.0%). With few transit riders, foot traffic depends more on parking and visibility from the road.

ACS puts Marana's remote-work share at 22% (state: 18%). Cafes that double as offices should keep guest Wi-Fi separate from point-of-sale systems.

Three-plus-vehicle households make up 5% of Marana. Households with no car: 3%. Each number says something about whether Marana customers arrive on foot or behind the wheel.

Marana has 23,432.0 homes, and 16% of households rent; 6% are in buildings with five or more units. Apartment-dense blocks put many daily customers within walking distance.

Half of Marana's housing was built before 2008. Newer commercial space usually comes with landlord insurance clauses worth reviewing with your agent.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 (commuting mode and time, vehicles, tenure, structure, year built); Census 2024 population estimates.

Arizona's counter workers and baristas earned a median $34,230 a year in May 2025 (BLS), and the state's 4,000 bakers earned a median $37,700. These figures count employees only.

Arizona employs 21,450 first-line food service supervisors at a median $40,550 (BLS). In a Marana cafe, the shift lead is often the person who decides how a spill or a burn is handled in the first minutes.

Practical notes for Marana cafes

• Purge and wipe steam wands between dairy and plant milks.
• Check every lid before handing a drink over the counter or through the window.
• Log refrigerator temperatures every shift.
• Keep self-serve hot water out of children's reach.

A cafe day, hour by hour walks through the risks a Marana coffee shop faces from opening to close.

Around Marana

Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, counts 1,217 employer coffee shops. Coffee shops in Mesa's county: 1,217. Tucson, in the same county, has 68% of workers driving alone. Of our 25 Arizona city pages, Marana places 17th for share of transit commuters.

Marana cafe quote checklist

• Events: Music, classes, rentals, catering
• Kitchen: Baking, cooking, hood, or roasting
• Payroll: Employees and estimated payroll
• Alcohol: Beer, wine, or coffee cocktails
• Sales: Annual sales and drink-to-food split
• Claims history: Any prior claims

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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research