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Coffee shops and cafes in the Olean, NY area

How the Olean, 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #414 of 529 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
31
10 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
16
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$104.8M
On food away from home · $3,286 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,390
−2.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Olean area is 36 (lower middle), #414 of 529 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Olean area spend about $104.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,286 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The Olean area has 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Olean area in 2023. That is one for every 1,993 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Olean area. Population estimates show the Olean area declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Olean 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 Olean, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOlean areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.712.211.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9931,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,286$4,270$4,070
Median household income$59,540$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3636

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 the Olean 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 Olean area

Population, 2025 estimate
75,390−2.1% since 2020
Households
31,895
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,308 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$59,540+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,425
Median home value
$113,100
Jobs located here
27,111
Daytime population
72,231Residents 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 Olean 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
13Olean, NY36319.7$3.4M−2.1%#414 of 529

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Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Olean, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 coffee shops and cafes in the Olean area. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $104.8M a year, or $3,286 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 31,895 households in the Olean area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Olean area has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Olean area would have about 28, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,993 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Olean, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Olean area at 75,390 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,895 households. Median household income in the Olean area is $59,540, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. 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 Olean area scores 36 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #414 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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