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Coffee shops and cafes in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area

How the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #283 of 529 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
32
12 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
20
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$142.9M
On food away from home · $3,431 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% 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

Household spending on food away from home in the Massena-Ogdensburg area comes to about $142.9M a year: $3,431 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Massena-Ogdensburg area as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Massena-Ogdensburg area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 2,083 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $189K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Massena-Ogdensburg area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Massena-Ogdensburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, the Massena-Ogdensburg area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #283 of 529 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Massena-Ogdensburg 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMassena-Ogdensburg areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.712.211.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,0831,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,431$4,270$4,070
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$189K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Massena-Ogdensburg 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with the Massena-Ogdensburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Amsterdam, NY61126.1$5.7M+1.1%#144 of 529
2Batavia, NY61187.2$5.1M+0.2%#146 of 529
3Monticello, NY61278.6$4.5M+2.7%#151 of 529
4Auburn, NY57134.1$8.7M−2.3%#187 of 529
5Corning, NY56246.1$5.8M−1.6%#201 of 529
6Gloversville, NY50167.0$5M−1.6%#261 of 529
7Massena-Ogdensburg, NY48327.7$4.5M−2.5%#283 of 529
8Plattsburgh, NY47288.3$4.4M−2.0%#295 of 529
9Hudson, NY453011.3$3.7M−2.1%#310 of 529
10Oneonta, NY453314.2$2.5M+3.8%#319 of 529

Other business types in the Massena-Ogdensburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 coffee shops and cafes in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. 12 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 20 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area spend on food away from home?

About $142.9M a year, or $3,431 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 41,666 households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 7.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Massena-Ogdensburg area would have about 39, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,083 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Massena-Ogdensburg area at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is $62,850, 22% 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. 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #283 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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