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Coffee shops and cafes in Ulster County, NY
The coffee shops and cafes in Ulster County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,063 scored counties
#46 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 105
- 27 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +40.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $311.4M
- On food away from home · $4,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Ulster County comes to about $311.4M a year: $4,193 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per cafe, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Ulster County has 105 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in Ulster County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 40.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,198 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. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ulster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ulster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Ulster County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,480 of 2,063 scored counties and #46 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,198 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.9% | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,193 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 62All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +40.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10527 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 |
| 46Ulster County, NY | 38 | 105 | 14.1 | $3M | +1.1% | #1,480 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Ulster County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes37
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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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 Ulster County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 coffee shops and cafes in Ulster County. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 40.9% 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $311.4M a year, or $4,193 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Ulster County has 14.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Ulster County would have about 84, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,063 scored counties.
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