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Coffee shops and cafes in New York County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in New York County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,917 of 2,063 scored counties
#59 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 2,460
- 928 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 1,416
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.8B
- On food away from home · $4,825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, New York County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,917 of 2,063 scored counties and #59 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in New York County spend about $3.8B a year on food away from home, or $4,825 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per cafe, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
New York County has 2,460 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.6, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 1,416 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in New York County in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 550 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. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $13.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in New York County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New York County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.6 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 550 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.5% | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,825 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,281 → 1,416All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 16,161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $498M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,460928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,014The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $13.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents 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 |
| 59New York County, NY | 24 | 2,460 | 31.6 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #1,917 of 2,063 |
Other business types in New York County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants24
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes24
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
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 New York County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,460 coffee shops and cafes in New York County. 928 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 1,416 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. 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 also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $3.8B a year, or $4,825 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,460 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
New York County has 31.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.5M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, New York County would have about 1,014, against 2,460 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 24 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,917 of 2,063 scored counties.
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