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Coffee shops and cafes in Hampden County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Hampden County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #927 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 152
- 64 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $696M
- On food away from home · $3,773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 coffee shops and cafes in Hampden County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Hampden County spend about $696M a year on food away from home, or $3,773 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 24% 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 115 businesses with payroll in Hampden County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,604 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. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hampden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hampden County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Hampden County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #927 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 12.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,604 | 1,044 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +9.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,773 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 115All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,536
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Worcester County, MA | 64 | 303 | 9.0 | $4.9M | +3.7% | #463 of 2,063 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 56 | 226 | 11.1 | $4.4M | +3.5% | #769 of 2,063 |
| 3Middlesex County, MA | 55 | 787 | 12.4 | $4.2M | +2.8% | #812 of 2,063 |
| 4Essex County, MA | 54 | 345 | 11.0 | $4.2M | +2.3% | #851 of 2,063 |
| 5Norfolk County, MA | 53 | 356 | 12.6 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #888 of 2,063 |
| 6Hampden County, MA | 52 | 152 | 8.2 | $4.6M | +0.2% | #927 of 2,063 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 51 | 236 | 10.1 | $4.1M | +2.9% | #975 of 2,063 |
| 8Hampshire County, MA | 45 | 92 | 14.8 | $2.8M | +10.4% | #1,223 of 2,063 |
| 9Franklin County, MA | 39 | 36 | 11.4 | $3.3M | −0.3% | #1,431 of 2,063 |
| 10Barnstable County, MA | 37 | 172 | 16.3 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #1,526 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hampden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Hampden County, MA?
There are 152 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hampden County as of September 2026. 64 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $696M a year, or $3,773 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hampden County has 8.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hampden County would have about 188, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,604 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 52 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #927 of 2,063 scored counties.
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