Allentown, PA · Cafes and Bakeries

Cafes and Bakeries in Allentown, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 169 coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,882 people with $32.4 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

169

83rd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

1,882

11.1 per business, against 12.0 across all metros

Annual payroll

$32.4 million

$17,191 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

53%

of businesses, against 51% across all metros

Change since 2022

-0.6%

in the number of businesses (170 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Allentown.

  • Allentown ranks 83rd of 387 US metro areas by number of coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.1 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $17,191 per employee a year, against $21,432.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Cafes and Bakeries in Allentown

How many coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars are there in Allentown?

169 in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,882 people and paid $32.4 million in annual payroll.

Is the Allentown market for cafes and bakeries growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 170 to 169 (-0.6%).

What does VERA do for cafes and bakeries in Allentown?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Allentown business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Cafes and Bakeries in other markets

Other Allentown markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is coffee shops, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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