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Coffee shops and cafes in Cattaraugus County, NY

The coffee shops and cafes in Cattaraugus County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,646 of 2,063 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
31
10 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
16
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$104.8M
On food away from home · $3,286 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,390
−2.1% since 2020

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What this means

For coffee shops and cafes, Cattaraugus County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,646 of 2,063 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Cattaraugus County spend about $104.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,286 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Cattaraugus County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 32%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Cattaraugus County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,993 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cattaraugus County. Population estimates put the population change in Cattaraugus County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCattaraugus CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.712.211.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9931,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,286$4,270$4,070
Median household income$59,540$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,390−2.1% since 2020
Households
31,895
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,308 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$59,540+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,425
Median home value
$113,100
Jobs located here
27,111
Daytime population
72,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with Cattaraugus 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
50Cattaraugus County, NY33319.7$3.4M−2.1%#1,646 of 2,063

Other business types in Cattaraugus County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 coffee shops and cafes in Cattaraugus County. 10 of them (32%) 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. 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $104.8M a year, or $3,286 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 31,895 households in Cattaraugus County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cattaraugus County has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cattaraugus County would have about 28, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,993 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Cattaraugus County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cattaraugus County at 75,390 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,895 households. Median household income in Cattaraugus County is $59,540, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Cattaraugus County scores 33 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,646 of 2,063 scored counties.

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