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Coffee shops and cafes in Livingston County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,006 of 2,063 scored counties
#27 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
11
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$91.8M
On food away from home · $3,752 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,438
−0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 coffee shops and cafes in Livingston County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Livingston County spend about $91.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,752 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with 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 11 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,225 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Livingston County.

Population estimates show Livingston County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Livingston County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,006 of 2,063 scored counties and #27 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.212.211.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2251,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,752$4,270$4,070
Median household income$74,001$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,438−0.2% since 2020
Households
24,473
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$74,001+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,240
Median home value
$174,600
Jobs located here
19,459
Daytime population
52,677Residents 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 Livingston 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
27Livingston County, NY502510.2$3.7M−0.2%#1,006 of 2,063

Other business types in Livingston County

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Questions

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

Livingston County has 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 11 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $91.8M a year, or $3,752 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 24,473 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,225 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 61,438 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,473 households. The median household income in Livingston County is $74,001 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Livingston County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,006 of 2,063 scored counties.

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