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Coffee shops and cafes in Aroostook County, ME
How Aroostook County, ME 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,464 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $97.8M
- On food away from home · $3,269 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,269 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Aroostook County spend about $97.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 26 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.8M per cafe, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Aroostook County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Aroostook County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,871 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $68K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Aroostook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Aroostook County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Aroostook County is 38 (lower middle), #1,464 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Aroostook County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 13.1 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,871 | 1,070 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,269 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $68K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Aroostook County, 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 68 | 15 | 9.1 | $4.4M | +3.4% | #364 of 2,063 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 51 | 37 | 7.9 | $4.5M | +4.8% | #966 of 2,063 |
| 3Somerset County, ME | 49 | 13 | 5.6 | $5.8M | +2.3% | #1,026 of 2,063 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 48 | 58 | 8.9 | $4M | +3.8% | #1,091 of 2,063 |
| 5York County, ME | 43 | 125 | 13.7 | $3M | +4.8% | #1,288 of 2,063 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 42 | 23 | 9.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #1,308 of 2,063 |
| 7Waldo County, ME | 40 | 19 | 10.9 | $3.3M | +2.6% | #1,383 of 2,063 |
| 8Cumberland County, ME | 40 | 227 | 17.2 | $2.6M | +4.5% | #1,402 of 2,063 |
| 9Kennebec County, ME | 39 | 58 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #1,430 of 2,063 |
| 10Aroostook County, ME | 38 | 26 | 8.7 | $3.8M | −0.7% | #1,464 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Aroostook County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
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
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Aroostook County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 coffee shops and cafes in Aroostook County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $97.8M a year, or $3,269 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Aroostook County has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,871 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, before inflation.
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. Aroostook County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,464 of 2,063 scored counties.
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