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Coffee shops and cafes in the Gettysburg, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #28 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
23
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$163.5M
On food away from home · $4,003 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

The Gettysburg metro area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #28 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for coffee shops and cafes.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 coffee shops and cafes in the Gettysburg metro area. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in the Gettysburg metro area spend about $163.5M a year on food away from home, or $4,003 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.8M per cafe, 84% 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.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Gettysburg metro area in 2023. That is one for every 1,776 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $635K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Gettysburg metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Gettysburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gettysburg metro area 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 Gettysburg, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureGettysburg metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.98.611.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,7761,8151,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,003$3,973$4,070
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
229
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$635K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Gettysburg metro area, 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 the Gettysburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Gettysburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York-Hanover, PA821266.9$5.8M+3.6%#7 of 387
2Chambersburg, PA79446.9$5.5M+3.0%#13 of 387
3Reading, PA771207.4$5.4M+2.7%#18 of 387
4Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ752627.7$5.3M+3.0%#26 of 387
5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA752078.4$4.8M+4.2%#27 of 387
6Gettysburg, PA74245.9$6.8M+3.6%#28 of 387
7Lebanon, PA67457.9$4.9M+2.2%#60 of 387
8Williamsport, PA63286.0$5.8M−1.3%#87 of 387
9Johnstown, PA61254.5$7.4M−3.2%#102 of 387
10Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD602,3359.5$4.6M+1.4%#111 of 387

Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?

The Gettysburg metro area has 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on food away from home?

About $163.5M a year, or $4,003 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Gettysburg metro area has 5.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.8M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 44, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,776 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Gettysburg metro area scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #28 of 387 scored metro areas.

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