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Coffee shops and cafes in Yates County, NY
How Yates 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,234 of 2,063 scored counties
#37 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On food away from home · $3,734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,547
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 coffee shops and cafes in Yates County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,734 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Yates County spend about $35.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Yates County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,582 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 put the population change in Yates County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Yates County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,234 of 2,063 scored counties and #37 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Yates 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 | Yates County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,582 | 1,075 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,734 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,701 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $947K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Yates 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 Yates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,547−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,490
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 338 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $69,701+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,191
- Median home value
- $184,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,810
- Daytime population
- 22,769Residents 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 Yates 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 |
| 37Yates County, NY | 44 | 9 | 9.5 | $3.9M | −0.8% | #1,234 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Yates County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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 Yates County, NY?
There are 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Yates County as of September 2026. None of them 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.
How much do households in Yates County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $35.4M a year, or $3,734 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 9,490 households in Yates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yates County, NY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Yates County has 9.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Yates County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,582 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Yates County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Yates County at 24,547 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,490 households. The median household income in Yates County is $69,701 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Yates County scores 44 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,234 of 2,063 scored counties.
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