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Philadelphia County, PA — Coffee shops Saturation

How many coffee shops exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 54 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Coffee shops · Espresso bars · Boba / bubble tea shops · Juice & smoothie bars · Ice cream & frozen yogurt shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 722515 code.

Measured density: Above average — 1.09× the U.S. rate (between 1.09× and 1.13× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 16 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 9 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

In line with the U.S. rate   Philadelphia County coffee shops — 109–113% of the U.S. rate

441 coffee shops are counted in Philadelphia County — 2.3 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 109% of the U.S. rate of 2.1.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 34% between 2015 and 2023 (319 → 426). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 19127 (Philadelphia), 19106 (Philadelphia), 19147 (Philadelphia) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 19124 (Philadelphia), 19111 (Philadelphia), 19121 (Philadelphia).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 492 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Philadelphia County sits at 109% of the U.S. rate for coffee shops. 9 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 109% and 113% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 19127 and 19106; the lowest measured density is in 19124 and 19111.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing coffee shops and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Coffee shops
441–473
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (16 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
2.3
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
2.1
per 10,000 present
County index
1.09×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
492
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
1,580,199
47 ZIPs with data
Workers
690,182
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,573,916
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
−1.7%
−26,872 people
Net migration 2024
+5,989
international +21,321, domestic −15,332
Jobs located here
720,974
LODES 2022, −1.4% since 2019

Philadelphia County had an estimated 1,573,916 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.7% fewer than in 2020 (−26,872). In the latest year it gained 10,567 people: births minus deaths +4,645, international migration +21,321, domestic migration −15,332. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

720,974 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−1.4% since 2019), and 644,369 employed residents lived there (−2.0% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
19121 Philadelphia
+28.4%
19144 Philadelphia
+15.3%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
19134 Philadelphia
−13.7%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
100
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$5.7M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$57K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more coffee shops in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 34% since 2015

Number of coffee shops in Philadelphia County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

319
2015
364
2018
404
2020
400
2021
421
2022
426
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
19127 Philadelphia
560%
19106 Philadelphia
446%
19147 Philadelphia
379%
19125 Philadelphia
294%
19130 Philadelphia
217%
19153 Philadelphia
166%
19104 Philadelphia
158%
19123 Philadelphia
152%
19152 Philadelphia
130%
19145 Philadelphia
129%
19122 Philadelphia
124%
19115 Philadelphia
120%
19118 Philadelphia
116%
19141 Philadelphia
112%
19148 Philadelphia
106%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
19124 Philadelphia
24%
19111 Philadelphia
26%
19121 Philadelphia
33%
19134 Philadelphia
39%
19120 Philadelphia
41%
19143 Philadelphia
44%
19154 Philadelphia
46%
19119 Philadelphia
47%
19140 Philadelphia
47%
19135 Philadelphia
52%
19149 Philadelphia
56%
19150 Philadelphia
56%
19151 Philadelphia
83%
19131 Philadelphia
84%
19114 Philadelphia
85%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few coffee shops may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersCoffee shopsIndex
19107Philadelphia Employment hub 14,82549,221 49 591%
19102Philadelphia Employment hub 6,19525,541 11 276%
19103Philadelphia Employment hub 25,900100,835 38 237%

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = coffee shops per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersCoffee shops Per 10kIndexStatus
19107Philadelphia 14,82549,221 49 12.4 591% Very high density
19127Philadelphia 5,6642,263 8 11.8 560% Very high density
19106Philadelphia 14,59724,084 25 9.4 446% Very high density
19147Philadelphia 39,70410,874 36 8.0 379% Very high density
19125Philadelphia 25,1408,017 18 6.2 294% Very high density
19102Philadelphia 6,19525,541 11 5.8 276% Very high density
19103Philadelphia 25,900100,835 38 5.0 237% High density
19130Philadelphia 30,1169,905 16 4.6 217% High density
19153Philadelphia 13,01825,536 9 3.5 166% High density
19104Philadelphia 55,172106,374 36 3.3 158% High density
19123Philadelphia 19,68123,272 10 3.2 152% High density
19152Philadelphia 35,9558,473 11 2.7 130% Above average
19145Philadelphia 43,4409,285 13 2.7 129% Above average
19122Philadelphia 25,43918,394 9 2.6 124% Above average
19115Philadelphia 35,2798,543 10 2.5 120% Above average
19118Philadelphia 9,9784,599 3 2.4 116% Above average
19141Philadelphia 32,38511,455 9 2.4 112% Above average
19148Philadelphia 50,40033,959 15 2.2 106% Above average
19129Philadelphia 11,9374,043 3 2.1 102% Above average
19146Philadelphia 41,0587,401 9 2.0 96% Below average
19144Philadelphia 50,58010,536 11 2.0 94% Below average
19128Philadelphia 38,0397,304 8 1.9 91% Below average
19116Philadelphia 33,65410,865 7 1.8 85% Below average
19114Philadelphia 30,41117,816 7 1.8 85% Below average
19131Philadelphia 43,77614,470 9 1.8 84% Below average
19151Philadelphia 33,2672,195 6 1.7 83% Below average
19150Philadelphia 24,3042,511 3 1.2 56% Below average
19149Philadelphia 56,9145,944 7 1.2 56% Below average
19135Philadelphia 33,8035,544 4 1.1 52% Below average
19140Philadelphia 53,38514,289 6 1.0 47% Far below average
19119Philadelphia 28,3564,012 3 1.0 47% Far below average
19154Philadelphia 33,79615,359 4 1.0 46% Far below average
19143Philadelphia 62,5724,167 6 0.9 44% Far below average
19120Philadelphia 66,4697,777 6 0.9 41% Far below average
19134Philadelphia 53,59414,238 5 0.8 39% Far below average
19121Philadelphia 41,5743,106 3 0.7 33% Far below average
19111Philadelphia 66,28311,917 4 0.6 26% Far below average
19124Philadelphia 71,00413,411 4 0.5 24% Far below average
19019Philadelphia —497 0–2 — — Not published
19101Philadelphia —197 0–2 — — Not published
19105Philadelphia —44 0–2 — — Not published
19108Philadelphia 154241 0–2 — — Not published
19109Philadelphia 01,873 0–2 — — Not published
19110Philadelphia —1,185 0–2 — — Not published
19112Philadelphia 08,750 0–2 — — Not published
19126Philadelphia 17,4832,435 0–2 — — Not published
19132Philadelphia 33,0063,822 0–2 — — Not published
19133Philadelphia 24,8645,300 0–2 — — Not published
19136Philadelphia 36,2625,790 0–2 — — Not published
19137Philadelphia 8,0264,385 0–2 — — Not published
19138Philadelphia 30,8212,419 0–2 — — Not published
19139Philadelphia 43,0906,211 0–2 — — Not published
19142Philadelphia 28,8292,044 0–2 — — Not published
19192Philadelphia —512 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 722515 — snack & non-alcoholic beverage bars (incl. coffee shops). Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 492 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (2.10 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

Read the full methodology →  ·  Data sources & vintages →

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