How many

How many ice cream shops are in Waterbury?

Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Waterbury-Shelton metro area: ice cream shops with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against Connecticut and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.

100ice cream shops in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area, County Business Patterns 2023

+100 since 2018 (from none; 0 then). That is 2.2 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

The Waterbury-Shelton metro area
2.2 per 10,000
Connecticut
1.0 per 10,000 (375)
United States
0.0 per 10,000 (231)

What this count includes

The Census counts ice cream shops under NAICS 722515, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which also covers coffee shops, juice bars, and bagel and doughnut shops. There is no separate code for ice cream alone.

Other metro areas in Connecticut

Metro areaIce cream shopsPer 10,000 residents
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford3823.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury3403.5
New Haven1933.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic822.9

ZIPs near the center with the most ice cream shops

ZIPCityMiles from centerIce cream shopsResidentsPer 10,000
06460Milford20.82437,0846.5
06484Shelton15.01941,4024.6
06489Southington13.01832,4445.6

9 more for members.

From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Waterbury measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named ice cream shops already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow an ice cream shop there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.