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Coffee shops and cafes in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The coffee shops and cafes in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,099 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 136
- 71 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $481.5M
- On food away from home · $4,160 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 284,015
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $481.5M a year: $4,160 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 136 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.5M per cafe, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 136 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 1,412 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,099 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Southeastern Connecticut 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 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,412 | 1,238 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,160 | $4,498 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,586 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 874
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13671 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The 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 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 284,015+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,768
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 468
- Median household income
- $86,586
- Average household income
- $111,769
- Median home value
- $323,400
- Jobs located here
- 118,380
- Daytime population
- 270,328Residents 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 Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza47
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 coffee shops and cafes in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 71 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on food away from home?
About $481.5M a year, or $4,160 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 11.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 130, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,412 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,099 of 2,063 scored counties.
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