How many

How many ice cream shops are in Massachusetts?

Census County Business Patterns 2023: ice cream shops with paid employees in Massachusetts, per 10,000 residents, against the US, the change since five years ago, and the metro areas and ZIPs with the most.

4ice cream shops in Massachusetts, County Business Patterns 2023

−570 since 2018 (−99%; 574 then). That is 0.0 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

Massachusetts
0.0 per 10,000
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.

Metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areaIce cream shopsPer 10,000 residents
Boston-Cambridge-Newton1,9613.9
Worcester2482.8
Springfield1152.5
Barnstable Town1526.5
Amherst Town-Northampton643.9

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ZIPs in Massachusetts with the most ice cream shops

ZIPCityIce cream shopsResidentsPer 10,000
02138Cambridge3938,07710.2
02116Boston3322,04015.0
01970Salem3144,1157.0

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From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Massachusetts 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.

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