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Coffee shops and cafes in Belknap County, NH
The coffee shops and cafes in Belknap County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,483 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 39
- 15 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On food away from home · $4,248 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 coffee shops and cafes in Belknap County. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Belknap County comes to about $111.9M a year: $4,248 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 23% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Belknap County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 975 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Belknap County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Belknap County is 38 (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 12.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 975 | 1,031 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | +14.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,248 | $4,493 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 27All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 64 | 14 | 8.4 | $4.7M | +2.1% | #469 of 2,063 |
| 2Coos County, NH | 58 | 10 | 7.1 | $4.6M | +0.4% | #689 of 2,063 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 56 | 178 | 10.5 | $4.4M | +2.5% | #768 of 2,063 |
| 4Cheshire County, NH | 52 | 31 | 10.1 | $4M | +2.3% | #941 of 2,063 |
| 5Rockingham County, NH | 50 | 167 | 13.1 | $3.8M | +3.0% | #1,002 of 2,063 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 46 | 77 | 12.6 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #1,176 of 2,063 |
| 7Strafford County, NH | 46 | 66 | 12.7 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #1,180 of 2,063 |
| 8Carroll County, NH | 39 | 34 | 15.6 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #1,450 of 2,063 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 38 | 39 | 14.8 | $2.9M | +2.1% | #1,483 of 2,063 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 31 | 78 | 21.0 | $2M | +2.2% | #1,726 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Belknap County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Belknap County, NH?
Belknap County has 39 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. 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 Belknap County, NH spend on food away from home?
About $111.9M a year, or $4,248 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Belknap County has 14.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Belknap County would have about 30, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 975 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,063 scored counties.
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