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Coffee shops and cafes in Lackawanna County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Lackawanna County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #882 of 2,063 scored counties
#40 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 69
- 26 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +39.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $316.3M
- On food away from home · $3,584 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,502
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 coffee shops and cafes in Lackawanna County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Lackawanna County spend about $316.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,584 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 69 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.6M per cafe, 24% 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lackawanna County in 2023, up 39.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,919 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $212K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lackawanna County.
Population estimates show Lackawanna County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Lackawanna County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #882 of 2,063 scored counties and #40 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lackawanna 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.
| Measure | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,919 | 1,815 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +39.4% | +14.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,584 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,223 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 46All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +39.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 655
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6926 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $212K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,502+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 88,263
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 471
- Median household income
- $66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,204
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,186
- Daytime population
- 217,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 79 | 11 | 6.0 | $6.4M | +2.1% | #116 of 2,063 |
| 2York County, PA | 79 | 126 | 6.9 | $5.8M | +3.6% | #119 of 2,063 |
| 3Franklin County, PA | 77 | 44 | 6.9 | $5.5M | +3.0% | #158 of 2,063 |
| 4Pike County, PA | 77 | 20 | 8.2 | $4.8M | +7.2% | #165 of 2,063 |
| 5Schuylkill County, PA | 74 | 20 | 3.4 | $10.2M | +1.5% | #194 of 2,063 |
| 6Lehigh County, PA | 74 | 92 | 6.4 | $6.4M | +2.7% | #204 of 2,063 |
| 7Chester County, PA | 74 | 189 | 9.2 | $5.6M | +4.2% | #205 of 2,063 |
| 8Cumberland County, PA | 74 | 91 | 8.6 | $4.9M | +6.5% | #214 of 2,063 |
| 9Adams County, PA | 73 | 24 | 5.9 | $6.8M | +3.6% | #226 of 2,063 |
| 10Berks County, PA | 73 | 120 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +2.7% | #238 of 2,063 |
| 40Lackawanna County, PA | 53 | 69 | 7.8 | $4.6M | +0.5% | #882 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Lackawanna County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza32
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops31
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 Lackawanna County, PA?
There are 69 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Lackawanna County as of September 2026. 26 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 39.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lackawanna County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $316.3M a year, or $3,584 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lackawanna County, PA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Lackawanna County has 7.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lackawanna County would have about 85, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,919 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #882 of 2,063 scored counties.
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