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Coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

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Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On food away from home · $3,656 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.9
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,006
−1.3% 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

Households in Hamilton County spend about $8.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,656 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per cafe, 66% 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 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 28.9 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 485 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.912.211.0
Spending per listing$1.3M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4851,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,656$4,270$4,070
Median household income$68,835$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$301K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,006−1.3% since 2020
Households
2,423
Median age
56.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$68,835
Average household income
$89,855
Median home value
$260,200
Jobs located here
1,520
Daytime population
4,882Residents 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 Hamilton 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
Hamilton County, NYNot scored728.9$1.3M−1.3%

Other business types in Hamilton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $8.9M a year, or $3,656 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 2,423 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 28.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.3M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 5,006 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,423 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $68,835, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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