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Coffee shops and cafes in Maine

Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
782
240 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
558
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On food away from home
Listings per 10k households
13.1
19% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.9M
21% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#45 of 51
Market score 31 · Lower middle

A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 782 coffee shops and cafes in Maine. 240 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,835 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Maine spend about $2.3B a year on food away from home. Spread across 782 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.9M per cafe, 21% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 558 businesses with payroll in Maine classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 18.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,070 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Maine.

Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #45 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest (49). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 47.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Maine, ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewiston-Auburn, ME49377.9$4.5M+4.8%#202 of 387
2Bangor, ME45588.9$4M+3.8%#229 of 387
3Portland-South Portland, ME3736715.3$2.8M+4.5%#305 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Maine, ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Waterville, ME475810.7$3.4M+3.5%#297 of 529

Counties

Counties in Maine, ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sagadahoc County, ME68159.1$4.4M+3.4%#364 of 2,063
2Androscoggin County, ME51377.9$4.5M+4.8%#966 of 2,063
3Somerset County, ME49135.6$5.8M+2.3%#1,026 of 2,063
4Penobscot County, ME48588.9$4M+3.8%#1,091 of 2,063
5York County, ME4312513.7$3M+4.8%#1,288 of 2,063
6Oxford County, ME42239.5$3.6M+4.2%#1,308 of 2,063
7Waldo County, ME401910.9$3.3M+2.6%#1,383 of 2,063
8Cumberland County, ME4022717.2$2.6M+4.5%#1,402 of 2,063
9Kennebec County, ME395810.7$3.4M+3.5%#1,430 of 2,063
10Aroostook County, ME38268.7$3.8M−0.7%#1,464 of 2,063
11Piscataquis County, ME371214.3$2.3M+3.5%#1,534 of 2,063
12Washington County, ME372416.9$1.9M+0.8%#1,539 of 2,063
13Knox County, ME323016.2$2.4M+1.1%#1,696 of 2,063
14Lincoln County, ME303420.5$1.9M+3.8%#1,764 of 2,063
15Franklin County, ME282015.8$2.1M+4.6%#1,825 of 2,063
16Hancock County, ME266123.9$1.6M+3.0%#1,870 of 2,063

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Maine?

Maine has 782 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 240 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 558 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Maine spend on food away from home?

About $2.3B a year, or $3,835 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 782 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maine compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Maine has 13.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Maine would have about 618, against 782 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,070 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

Which market in Maine has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 47 (lower middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, Sagadahoc County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Maine scores 31 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #45 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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