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Coffee shops and cafes in Nantucket County, MA
The coffee shops and cafes in Nantucket County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,567 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $29.3M
- On food away from home · $5,575 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,758
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Nantucket County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,567 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 coffee shops and cafes in Nantucket County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 28.6 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Nantucket County spend about $29.3M a year on food away from home, or $5,575 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 47% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nantucket County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 375 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 Nantucket County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nantucket 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 | Nantucket County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 12.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 375 | 1,044 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,575 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $139,688 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Nantucket 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 Nantucket County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,758+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,252
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 314
- Median household income
- $139,688+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $205,560
- Median home value
- $1,593,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,570
- Daytime population
- 13,667Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Nantucket County marked.
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 |
| 11Nantucket County, MA | 36 | 15 | 28.6 | $2M | +3.6% | #1,567 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Nantucket County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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 Nantucket County, MA?
Nantucket County has 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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 Nantucket County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $29.3M a year, or $5,575 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 5,252 households in Nantucket County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nantucket County, MA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Nantucket County has 28.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Nantucket County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 375 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Nantucket County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Nantucket County at 14,758 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,252 households. The median household income in Nantucket County is $139,688 a year, 73% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Nantucket County scores 36 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,063 scored counties.
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