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Coffee shops and cafes in Otsego County, NY

How Otsego County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,453 of 2,063 scored counties
#44 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
33
7 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
14
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$83.8M
On food away from home · $3,614 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,589
+3.8% 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 33 coffee shops and cafes in Otsego County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 21%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Otsego County comes to about $83.8M a year: $3,614 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 31% below 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.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Otsego County in 2023. That is one for every 1,656 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.

Population estimates show Otsego County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Otsego County is 39 (lower middle), #1,453 of 2,063 scored counties and #44 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Otsego 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 Otsego County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOtsego CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.212.211.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6561,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,614$4,270$4,070
Median household income$68,885$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3936

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
337 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Otsego 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 Otsego County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,589+3.8% since 2020
Households
23,189
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,002 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$68,885+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,075
Median home value
$179,100
Jobs located here
21,315
Daytime population
56,903Residents 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 Otsego 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
44Otsego County, NY393314.2$2.5M+3.8%#1,453 of 2,063

Other business types in Otsego County

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Questions

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

Otsego County has 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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.

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

About $83.8M a year, or $3,614 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 23,189 households in Otsego County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Otsego County has 14.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Otsego County would have about 23, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,656 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Otsego County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Otsego County at 60,589 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,189 households. The median household income in Otsego County is $68,885 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Otsego County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,453 of 2,063 scored counties.

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