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Coffee shops and cafes in Cayuga County, NY
How Cayuga 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #830 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $112.8M
- On food away from home · $3,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in Cayuga County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Cayuga County spend about $112.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,578 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per cafe, 2.3 times 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 21 businesses with payroll in Cayuga County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,501 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cayuga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cayuga County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #830 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Cayuga 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.
| Measure | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,501 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,578 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with Cayuga County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyoming County, NY | 70 | 7 | 4.3 | $8.3M | −1.3% | #286 of 2,063 |
| 2Wayne County, NY | 70 | 21 | 5.5 | $6.8M | +0.1% | #291 of 2,063 |
| 3Putnam County, NY | 69 | 34 | 9.6 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #324 of 2,063 |
| 4Rockland County, NY | 67 | 90 | 8.7 | $5.6M | +5.9% | #378 of 2,063 |
| 5Washington County, NY | 66 | 10 | 4.1 | $8.9M | −2.9% | #393 of 2,063 |
| 6Saratoga County, NY | 66 | 90 | 8.8 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #401 of 2,063 |
| 7Schenectady County, NY | 61 | 58 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +3.0% | #565 of 2,063 |
| 8Richmond County, NY | 60 | 140 | 8.2 | $5.5M | +1.3% | #594 of 2,063 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 59 | 49 | 7.3 | $5.6M | −0.2% | #637 of 2,063 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 59 | 360 | 9.7 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #639 of 2,063 |
| 19Cayuga County, NY | 54 | 13 | 4.1 | $8.7M | −2.3% | #830 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cayuga County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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 Cayuga County, NY?
Cayuga County has 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 21 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $112.8M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cayuga County has 4.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $8.7M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 31, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #830 of 2,063 scored counties.
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