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Coffee shops and cafes in Perry County, PA
The coffee shops and cafes in Perry County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #116 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On food away from home · $3,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,806
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Perry County is 79 (high), #116 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Perry County comes to about $70.6M a year: $3,858 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.4M per cafe, 73% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Perry County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,660 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Perry County. Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,660 | 1,815 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,858 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,444 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $409K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,806+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,299
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $79,444+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,124
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,141
- Daytime population
- 33,307Residents 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 |
Other business types in Perry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes82
- Sit-down restaurants79
- Fast food and sandwich shops84
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes79
- Bakeries and dessert shops70
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Perry County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 coffee shops and cafes in Perry County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 Perry County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $70.6M a year, or $3,858 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 18,299 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, PA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Perry County has 6.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.4M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Perry County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,660 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Perry County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 46,806 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,299 households. Median household income in Perry County is $79,444, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Perry County scores 79 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #116 of 2,063 scored counties.
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