Coffee shops by US metro, 2022

The US had 78,856 coffee shops with paid staff in 2022, employing 876,388 people at an average of $20,389 a year. 55% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 11.1 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 6,931.

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Coffee shops in the biggest US metros

Metro	Businesses	Employees	Avg pay	Under 10 staff	Rank of 387
New York	6,931	63,251	$26,002	64%	1st
Los Angeles	4,826	57,428	$23,656	53%	2nd
Dallas	2,067	19,272	$18,942	63%	3rd
Chicago	1,973	24,646	$22,789	45%	4th
Boston	1,831	25,381	$22,028	44%	5th
Houston	1,719	18,120	$18,546	59%	7th
Philadelphia	1,580	16,829	$18,053	53%	8th
Miami	1,458	15,388	$20,582	55%	10th
Atlanta	1,283	15,432	$17,467	50%	11th
Washington	1,165	15,548	$21,413	45%	12th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs coffee shops hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 722515 (Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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