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Coffee shops and cafes in Tompkins County, NY

The coffee shops and cafes in Tompkins County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,836 of 2,063 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
68
16 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
37
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$169.6M
On food away from home · $3,919 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,047
−1.4% 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

Tompkins County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,836 of 2,063 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 coffee shops and cafes in Tompkins County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 43% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Tompkins County spend about $169.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,919 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 33% 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 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tompkins County in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,169 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tompkins County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureTompkins CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.712.211.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,1691,0751,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.8%+17.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,919$4,270$4,070
Median household income$74,024$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 37All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
537
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6816 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,047−1.4% since 2020
Households
43,263
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
220
Median household income
$74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,718
Median home value
$290,900
Jobs located here
46,926
Daytime population
111,478Residents 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 Tompkins 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
55Tompkins County, NY276815.7$2.5M−1.4%#1,836 of 2,063

Other business types in Tompkins County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

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

There are 68 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Tompkins County as of September 2026. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 8.8% 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $169.6M a year, or $3,919 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 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 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tompkins County has 15.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 46, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County scores 27 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,836 of 2,063 scored counties.

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