Food and drink · Small-town market · New York
Coffee shops and cafes in the Corning, NY area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Corning, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 529 scored small-town markets
#5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.5M
- On food away from home · $3,558 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,855
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 coffee shops and cafes in the Corning area. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,558 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Corning area spend about $139.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 57% above 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 the Corning area was 23 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,705 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Corning area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corning area declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Corning area is 56 (upper middle), #201 of 529 scored small-town markets and #5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Corning area 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 | Corning area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,705 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,558 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,887 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Corning area, 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 the Corning area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,855−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 39,219
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $65,887+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,852
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 35,180
- Daytime population
- 89,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amsterdam, NY | 61 | 12 | 6.1 | $5.7M | +1.1% | #144 of 529 |
| 2Batavia, NY | 61 | 18 | 7.2 | $5.1M | +0.2% | #146 of 529 |
| 3Monticello, NY | 61 | 27 | 8.6 | $4.5M | +2.7% | #151 of 529 |
| 4Auburn, NY | 57 | 13 | 4.1 | $8.7M | −2.3% | #187 of 529 |
| 5Corning, NY | 56 | 24 | 6.1 | $5.8M | −1.6% | #201 of 529 |
| 6Gloversville, NY | 50 | 16 | 7.0 | $5M | −1.6% | #261 of 529 |
| 7Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 48 | 32 | 7.7 | $4.5M | −2.5% | #283 of 529 |
| 8Plattsburgh, NY | 47 | 28 | 8.3 | $4.4M | −2.0% | #295 of 529 |
| 9Hudson, NY | 45 | 30 | 11.3 | $3.7M | −2.1% | #310 of 529 |
| 10Oneonta, NY | 45 | 33 | 14.2 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #319 of 529 |
Other business types in the Corning area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Corning, NY area?
There are 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Corning area as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Corning, NY area spend on food away from home?
About $139.5M a year, or $3,558 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 39,219 households in the Corning area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corning, NY area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Corning area has 6.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.8M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Corning area would have about 38, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Corning, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Corning area at 91,855 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,219 households. The median household income in the Corning area is $65,887 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Corning area scores 56 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #201 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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