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Coffee shops and cafes in Bronx County, NY

How Bronx County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #711 of 2,063 scored counties
#12 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
236
56 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
176
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.7B
On food away from home · $3,170 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,406,332
−3.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,170 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Bronx County spend about $1.7B a year on food away from home. That is about $7.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 94% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 236 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bronx County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bronx County was 176 in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,035 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 92 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Bronx County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Bronx County is 57 (upper middle), #711 of 2,063 scored counties and #12 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Bronx County compares

The same measures for New York 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Bronx County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBronx CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.412.211.0
Spending per listing$7.2M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,0351,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,170$4,270$4,070
Median household income$48,676$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
153 → 176All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,625
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
92All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
23656 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
457The 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 Bronx 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 Bronx County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,406,332−3.8% since 2020
Households
534,100
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
20%
Vehicles per household
0.6
Land area
42 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33,286
Median household income
$48,676+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,653
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
340,956
Daytime population
1,168,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with Bronx County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wyoming County, NY7074.3$8.3M−1.3%#286 of 2,063
2Wayne County, NY70215.5$6.8M+0.1%#291 of 2,063
3Putnam County, NY69349.6$5.3M+1.4%#324 of 2,063
4Rockland County, NY67908.7$5.6M+5.9%#378 of 2,063
5Washington County, NY66104.1$8.9M−2.9%#393 of 2,063
6Saratoga County, NY66908.8$5.2M+2.3%#401 of 2,063
7Schenectady County, NY61588.7$4.6M+3.0%#565 of 2,063
8Richmond County, NY601408.2$5.5M+1.3%#594 of 2,063
9Rensselaer County, NY59497.3$5.6M−0.2%#637 of 2,063
10Westchester County, NY593609.7$5.3M+1.4%#639 of 2,063
12Bronx County, NY572364.4$7.2M−3.8%#711 of 2,063

Other business types in Bronx County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bronx County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 236 coffee shops and cafes in Bronx County. 56 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 15.0% 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 92 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bronx County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $1.7B a year, or $3,170 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 236 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 534,100 households in Bronx County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bronx County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Bronx County has 4.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.2M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bronx County would have about 457, against 236 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,035 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Bronx County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Bronx County at 1,406,332 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 534,100 households. Median household income in Bronx County is $48,676, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Bronx County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #711 of 2,063 scored counties.

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