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Coffee shops and cafes in Tioga County, PA

How Tioga County, PA 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #853 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$57.4M
On food away from home · $3,440 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,502
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 coffee shops and cafes in Tioga County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Tioga County spend about $57.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,440 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 11% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tioga County in 2023. That is one for every 4,172 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Tioga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tioga County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #853 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Tioga 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 Tioga County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureTioga CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.48.611.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)4,1721,8151,518
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$3,440$3,973$4,070
Median household income$64,899$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$764K
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,502−1.3% since 2020
Households
16,687
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$64,899+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,543
Median home value
$181,100
Jobs located here
12,172
Daytime population
36,724Residents 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 Tioga 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
39Tioga County, PA54148.4$4.1M−1.3%#853 of 2,063

Other business types in Tioga County

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

Questions

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

Tioga County has 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings 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 4 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $57.4M a year, or $3,440 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 16,687 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tioga County has 8.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Tioga County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,172 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Tioga County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Tioga County at 40,502 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,687 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $64,899 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Tioga County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #853 of 2,063 scored counties.

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