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Coffee shops and cafes in the Capitol Planning Region, CT
How the Capitol Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #770 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 400
- 206 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 325
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On food away from home · $4,408 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 994,115
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 400 coffee shops and cafes in the Capitol Planning Region. 206 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in the Capitol Planning Region comes to about $1.7B a year: $4,408 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 16% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Capitol Planning Region was 325 in 2023. That is one for every 1,203 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 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Capitol Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Capitol Planning Region grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Capitol Planning Region is 56 (upper middle), #770 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Capitol Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,203 | 1,238 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,408 | $4,498 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $93,394 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 325All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 5,119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 400206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 466The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Capitol Planning Region, 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 the Capitol Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 994,115+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 391,113
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 951
- Median household income
- $93,394
- Average household income
- $125,849
- Median home value
- $323,700
- Jobs located here
- 527,329
- Daytime population
- 1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Capitol Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 66 | 159 | 8.8 | $4.8M | +3.2% | #406 of 2,063 |
| 2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 62 | 30 | 7.6 | $5.6M | +3.0% | #527 of 2,063 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 59 | 76 | 10.3 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #650 of 2,063 |
| 4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 58 | 56 | 11.7 | $3.8M | +2.2% | #703 of 2,063 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 56 | 400 | 10.2 | $4.3M | +3.1% | #770 of 2,063 |
| 6Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 56 | 128 | 10.7 | $4.2M | +4.1% | #775 of 2,063 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 54 | 312 | 13.3 | $4M | +3.5% | #855 of 2,063 |
| 8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 48 | 276 | 12.0 | $3.6M | +2.5% | #1,098 of 2,063 |
| 9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 48 | 136 | 11.7 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #1,099 of 2,063 |
Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?
There are 400 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Capitol Planning Region as of September 2026. 206 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 325 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on food away from home?
About $1.7B a year, or $4,408 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 400 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Capitol Planning Region has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 466, against 400 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,203 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% above 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 Capitol Planning Region scores 56 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #770 of 2,063 scored counties.
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