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Coffee shops and cafes in Nassau County, NY
The coffee shops and cafes in Nassau County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #879 of 2,063 scored counties
#21 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 536
- 253 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 573
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On food away from home · $5,547 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 536 coffee shops and cafes in Nassau County. Of those, 253 are chain locations, or 47%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Nassau County comes to about $2.5B a year: $5,547 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 536 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.7M per cafe, 28% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 573 businesses with payroll in Nassau County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 800 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 71 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nassau County.
Population estimates show Nassau County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Nassau County is 53 (upper middle), #879 of 2,063 scored counties and #21 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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.
| Measure | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 800 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.1% | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,547 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 485 → 573All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $122.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 536253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 686The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyoming County, NY | 70 | 7 | 4.3 | $8.3M | −1.3% | #286 of 2,063 |
| 2Wayne County, NY | 70 | 21 | 5.5 | $6.8M | +0.1% | #291 of 2,063 |
| 3Putnam County, NY | 69 | 34 | 9.6 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #324 of 2,063 |
| 4Rockland County, NY | 67 | 90 | 8.7 | $5.6M | +5.9% | #378 of 2,063 |
| 5Washington County, NY | 66 | 10 | 4.1 | $8.9M | −2.9% | #393 of 2,063 |
| 6Saratoga County, NY | 66 | 90 | 8.8 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #401 of 2,063 |
| 7Schenectady County, NY | 61 | 58 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +3.0% | #565 of 2,063 |
| 8Richmond County, NY | 60 | 140 | 8.2 | $5.5M | +1.3% | #594 of 2,063 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 59 | 49 | 7.3 | $5.6M | −0.2% | #637 of 2,063 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 59 | 360 | 9.7 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #639 of 2,063 |
| 21Nassau County, NY | 53 | 536 | 11.7 | $4.7M | +0.6% | #879 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Nassau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Nassau County, NY?
Nassau County has 536 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 253 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 573 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $2.5B a year, or $5,547 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 536 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Nassau County has 11.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Nassau County would have about 686, against 536 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #879 of 2,063 scored counties.
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