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Coffee shops and cafes in the Glens Falls, NY metro area
How the Glens Falls, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #266 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 46
- 14 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +31.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $207.9M
- On food away from home · $3,808 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,373
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 coffee shops and cafes in the Glens Falls metro area. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $207.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,808 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per cafe, 22% 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 Glens Falls metro area was 46 in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,187 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Glens Falls metro area.
Population estimates show the Glens Falls metro area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Glens Falls metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #266 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Glens Falls metro 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 | Glens Falls metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,187 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.4% | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,808 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,836 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +31.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 356
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Glens Falls metro 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 Glens Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,373−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,602
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,103
- Median home value
- $232,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,038
- Daytime population
- 117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 55 | 374 | 9.8 | $4.3M | +1.9% | #151 of 387 |
| 2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 54 | 277 | 10.9 | $4.1M | +3.0% | #162 of 387 |
| 3Elmira, NY | 48 | 21 | 6.0 | $5.8M | −3.9% | #207 of 387 |
| 4Rochester, NY | 46 | 424 | 9.5 | $4.1M | −0.7% | #224 of 387 |
| 5Glens Falls, NY | 41 | 46 | 8.4 | $4.5M | −1.9% | #266 of 387 |
| 6New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 41 | 9,208 | 12.5 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #269 of 387 |
| 7Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 39 | 516 | 10.3 | $3.7M | −0.8% | #280 of 387 |
| 8Binghamton, NY | 38 | 84 | 8.2 | $4.3M | −1.3% | #290 of 387 |
| 9Utica-Rome, NY | 38 | 108 | 8.9 | $4.1M | −2.0% | #291 of 387 |
| 10Syracuse, NY | 37 | 262 | 9.7 | $4M | −1.3% | #297 of 387 |
Other business types in the Glens Falls metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes17
- Sit-down restaurants16
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes41
- Bakeries and dessert shops17
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Glens Falls, NY metro area?
There are 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Glens Falls metro area as of September 2026. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 31.4% 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 the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on food away from home?
About $207.9M a year, or $3,808 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Glens Falls metro area has 8.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 56, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,187 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. The Glens Falls metro area scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #266 of 387 scored metro areas.
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