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Coffee shops and cafes in Clinton County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #262 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$52.3M
On food away from home · $3,393 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,870
+1.3% 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

At $3,393 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $52.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.5M per cafe, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Clinton County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Clinton County in 2023. That is one for every 3,856 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Clinton County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Clinton County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #262 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Clinton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.58.611.0
Spending per listing$7.5M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,8561,8151,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,393$3,973$4,070
Median household income$60,816$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7160

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,870+1.3% since 2020
Households
15,424
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
890 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$60,816+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,923
Median home value
$175,900
Jobs located here
12,199
Daytime population
34,134Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA79116.0$6.4M+2.1%#116 of 2,063
2York County, PA791266.9$5.8M+3.6%#119 of 2,063
3Franklin County, PA77446.9$5.5M+3.0%#158 of 2,063
4Pike County, PA77208.2$4.8M+7.2%#165 of 2,063
5Schuylkill County, PA74203.4$10.2M+1.5%#194 of 2,063
6Lehigh County, PA74926.4$6.4M+2.7%#204 of 2,063
7Chester County, PA741899.2$5.6M+4.2%#205 of 2,063
8Cumberland County, PA74918.6$4.9M+6.5%#214 of 2,063
9Adams County, PA73245.9$6.8M+3.6%#226 of 2,063
10Berks County, PA731207.4$5.4M+2.7%#238 of 2,063
11Clinton County, PA7174.5$7.5M+1.3%#262 of 2,063

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Clinton County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 coffee shops and cafes in Clinton County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clinton County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $52.3M a year, or $3,393 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 15,424 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clinton County has 4.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.5M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Clinton County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,856 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,870 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,424 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $60,816, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Clinton County scores 71 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #262 of 2,063 scored counties.

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