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Coffee shops and cafes in Schoharie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Schoharie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,107 of 2,063 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $47.1M
- On food away from home · $3,659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,176
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 coffee shops and cafes in Schoharie County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Schoharie County comes to about $47.1M a year: $3,659 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 9% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Schoharie County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,144 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schoharie County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Schoharie County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,107 of 2,063 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Schoharie 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 | Schoharie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,144 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,659 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,133 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,176+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,861
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $70,133+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,591
- Median home value
- $192,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,692
- Daytime population
- 26,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New York, with Schoharie County marked.
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 |
| 31Schoharie County, NY | 48 | 14 | 10.9 | $3.4M | +1.4% | #1,107 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Schoharie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops76
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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 Schoharie County, NY?
Schoharie County has 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Schoharie County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $47.1M a year, or $3,659 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 12,861 households in Schoharie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schoharie County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Schoharie County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Schoharie County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,144 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Schoharie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schoharie County at 30,176 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,861 households. The median household income in Schoharie County is $70,133 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Schoharie County scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,107 of 2,063 scored counties.
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