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Coffee shops and cafes in Washington County, NY
How Washington 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #393 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $88.6M
- On food away from home · $3,623 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.9M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,353
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $88.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,623 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Washington County has 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Washington County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,719 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Washington County is 66 (upper middle), #393 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.9M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,719 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,623 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,495 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,353−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 24,469
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 831 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $73,495+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,028
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,817
- Daytime population
- 47,512Residents 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 Washington 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 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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 Washington County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Washington County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 9 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.
How much do households in Washington County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $88.6M a year, or $3,623 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 24,469 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Washington County has 4.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $8.9M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Washington County would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,719 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,353 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,469 households. Median household income in Washington County is $73,495, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Washington County scores 66 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #393 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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