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Coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,402 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 227
- 78 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +19.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $583.3M
- On food away from home · $4,413 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cumberland County spend about $583.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,413 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per cafe, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Cumberland County has 227 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland County was 163 in 2023, up 19.9% from 2019. That is one for every 811 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. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,402 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 13.1 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.9M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 811 | 1,070 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.9% | +18.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,413 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 136 → 163All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +19.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,845
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22778 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 158The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents 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 Cumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cumberland County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 227 coffee shops and cafes in Cumberland County. 78 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 19.9% from 2019. 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 Cumberland County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $583.3M a year, or $4,413 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cumberland County has 17.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 158, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,063 scored counties.
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