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Coffee shops and cafes in Wicomico County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Wicomico County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #331 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 32
- 12 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $153.7M
- On food away from home · $3,797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,899
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 coffee shops and cafes in Wicomico County. 12 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Wicomico County comes to about $153.7M a year: $3,797 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per cafe, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Wicomico County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,529 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Wicomico County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Wicomico County is 69 (upper middle), #331 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wicomico County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Wicomico County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 7.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $6.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,529 | 2,192 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,797 | $4,604 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,210 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,899+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,470
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,023
- Median home value
- $254,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,883
- Daytime population
- 101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Wicomico County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 92 | 31 | 5.1 | $9.8M | +5.9% | #13 of 2,063 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 87 | 71 | 6.8 | $7.4M | +11.0% | #40 of 2,063 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 85 | 23 | 6.9 | $7.6M | +1.7% | #48 of 2,063 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 83 | 180 | 5.2 | $8.7M | +0.5% | #61 of 2,063 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 81 | 21 | 4.9 | $10M | +2.4% | #85 of 2,063 |
| 6Harford County, MD | 79 | 47 | 4.6 | $10.2M | +2.0% | #113 of 2,063 |
| 7Carroll County, MD | 79 | 41 | 6.4 | $7.7M | +2.2% | #114 of 2,063 |
| 8Cecil County, MD | 78 | 34 | 8.4 | $5M | +3.2% | #145 of 2,063 |
| 9Howard County, MD | 74 | 98 | 8.1 | $6.9M | +1.9% | #198 of 2,063 |
| 10Queen Anne’s County, MD | 74 | 21 | 10.5 | $4.5M | +8.8% | #217 of 2,063 |
| 17Wicomico County, MD | 69 | 32 | 7.9 | $4.8M | +3.2% | #331 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Wicomico County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Wicomico County, MD?
Wicomico County has 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (38%) 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. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on food away from home?
About $153.7M a year, or $3,797 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Wicomico County has 7.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 42, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,529 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wicomico County scores 69 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #331 of 2,063 scored counties.
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