Market rankings · Illinois
Coffee shops and cafes in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,172
- 2,293 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 2,677
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.2B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 57 · Upper middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 5,172 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Illinois spend about $21.2B a year on food away from home, or $4,215 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,677 businesses with payroll in Illinois classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,881 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 154 SBA-backed loans worth $61.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #22 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the St. Louis metro area scores highest (69). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest (80).
Every market in Illinois for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 69 | 952 | 8.2 | $5M | −0.2% | #46 of 387 |
| 1Rockford, IL | 67 | 95 | 7.0 | $5.3M | −0.3% | #57 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 61 | 68 | 9.7 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #104 of 387 |
| 3Decatur, IL | 59 | 31 | 7.1 | $5M | −4.3% | #117 of 387 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 56 | 127 | 8.3 | $4.7M | −1.3% | #139 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, IL | 55 | 82 | 9.1 | $4.3M | −1.2% | #150 of 387 |
| 6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | 3,999 | 11.0 | $4M | 0.0% | #178 of 387 |
| 7Champaign-Urbana, IL | 50 | 91 | 9.3 | $4M | +1.5% | #193 of 387 |
| 8Kankakee, IL | 47 | 40 | 9.8 | $3.9M | −1.7% | #215 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 40 | 42 | 11.0 | $3.3M | +1.7% | #277 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 39 | 170 | 10.5 | $3.6M | −0.9% | #281 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 38 | 39 | 9.3 | $3.7M | −1.2% | #292 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 80 | 14 | 6.7 | $5.9M | −0.7% | #9 of 529 |
| 2Effingham, IL | 76 | 10 | 5.5 | $7M | −0.9% | #20 of 529 |
| 3Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 68 | 11 | 5.3 | $6.3M | −1.0% | #68 of 529 |
| 4Dixon, IL | 68 | 9 | 6.7 | $5.5M | −3.4% | #70 of 529 |
| 5Mount Vernon, IL | 67 | 9 | 6.1 | $5.7M | −2.3% | #78 of 529 |
| 6Pontiac, IL | 67 | 12 | 8.2 | $4.6M | −2.1% | #81 of 529 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 67 | 23 | 7.9 | $4.6M | +0.2% | #82 of 529 |
| 8Freeport, IL | 62 | 9 | 4.6 | $7.5M | −3.0% | #126 of 529 |
| 9Ottawa, IL | 57 | 58 | 9.4 | $4M | −1.6% | #193 of 529 |
| 10Danville, IL | 55 | 17 | 5.7 | $5.9M | −3.7% | #212 of 529 |
| 11Taylorville, IL | 50 | 13 | 9.6 | $3.6M | −1.5% | #265 of 529 |
| 12Jacksonville, IL | 49 | 13 | 8.6 | $4.2M | −3.1% | #269 of 529 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 48 | 19 | 9.6 | $3.6M | −2.5% | #287 of 529 |
| 13Quincy, IL-MO | 44 | 28 | 9.0 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #324 of 529 |
| 14Sterling, IL | 41 | 26 | 11.2 | $3.2M | −2.6% | #361 of 529 |
| 15Centralia, IL | 35 | 15 | 9.7 | $3.5M | −3.4% | #431 of 529 |
| 16Galesburg, IL | 31 | 26 | 12.4 | $2.7M | −4.1% | #460 of 529 |
| 17Lincoln, IL | 30 | 14 | 12.4 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #468 of 529 |
| 18Canton, IL | 26 | 17 | 12.3 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #495 of 529 |
| 19Macomb, IL | 25 | 14 | 11.8 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #499 of 529 |
| 20Carbondale, IL | 22 | 30 | 13.1 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #510 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 77 | 11 | 5.7 | $7.4M | +0.4% | #150 of 2,063 |
| 2Ogle County, IL | 75 | 14 | 6.7 | $5.9M | −0.7% | #187 of 2,063 |
| 3McHenry County, IL | 74 | 99 | 8.4 | $5.6M | +2.5% | #206 of 2,063 |
| 4Kendall County, IL | 73 | 42 | 9.3 | $5.2M | +9.9% | #240 of 2,063 |
| 5Effingham County, IL | 72 | 8 | 5.7 | $6.9M | −0.5% | #245 of 2,063 |
| 6Macoupin County, IL | 71 | 10 | 5.7 | $6.7M | −2.6% | #264 of 2,063 |
| 7Clinton County, IL | 71 | 13 | 8.9 | $4.6M | +0.6% | #279 of 2,063 |
| 8Will County, IL | 68 | 206 | 8.4 | $5.7M | +2.2% | #348 of 2,063 |
| 9St. Clair County, IL | 67 | 73 | 7.2 | $5.4M | −2.5% | #381 of 2,063 |
| 10Madison County, IL | 66 | 85 | 7.7 | $5.1M | −1.0% | #402 of 2,063 |
| 11Tazewell County, IL | 65 | 43 | 8.0 | $4.9M | −0.9% | #429 of 2,063 |
| 12Coles County, IL | 64 | 11 | 5.3 | $6.3M | −1.0% | #454 of 2,063 |
| 13Lee County, IL | 64 | 9 | 6.7 | $5.5M | −3.4% | #457 of 2,063 |
| 14Monroe County, IL | 64 | 14 | 10.1 | $4.6M | −0.3% | #470 of 2,063 |
| 15Jefferson County, IL | 63 | 9 | 6.1 | $5.7M | −2.3% | #495 of 2,063 |
| 16Lake County, IL | 63 | 269 | 10.4 | $4.8M | +0.8% | #502 of 2,063 |
| 17Winnebago County, IL | 62 | 84 | 7.2 | $5M | −0.4% | #531 of 2,063 |
| 18Livingston County, IL | 62 | 12 | 8.2 | $4.6M | −2.1% | #537 of 2,063 |
| 19Kane County, IL | 61 | 188 | 10.2 | $4.6M | +1.8% | #564 of 2,063 |
| 20Williamson County, IL | 61 | 23 | 7.9 | $4.6M | +0.2% | #566 of 2,063 |
| 21Piatt County, IL | 61 | 7 | 10.1 | $4.2M | +0.6% | #571 of 2,063 |
| 22McLean County, IL | 60 | 68 | 9.7 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #610 of 2,063 |
| 23Grundy County, IL | 60 | 26 | 12.6 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #624 of 2,063 |
| 24Shelby County, IL | 59 | 5 | 5.6 | $6.4M | −1.6% | #633 of 2,063 |
| 25Woodford County, IL | 59 | 11 | 7.5 | $5.8M | −0.8% | #636 of 2,063 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26DeKalb County, IL | 59 | 41 | 10.4 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #663 of 2,063 |
| 27Iroquois County, IL | 57 | 6 | 5.2 | $6.8M | −3.0% | #712 of 2,063 |
| 28Mercer County, IL | 57 | 5 | 7.6 | $5.1M | −2.6% | #720 of 2,063 |
| 29Macon County, IL | 57 | 31 | 7.1 | $5M | −4.3% | #721 of 2,063 |
| 30Stephenson County, IL | 56 | 9 | 4.6 | $7.5M | −3.0% | #751 of 2,063 |
| 31Randolph County, IL | 56 | 8 | 6.7 | $5.3M | −0.6% | #756 of 2,063 |
| 32De Witt County, IL | 55 | 5 | 7.6 | $4.9M | −2.1% | #804 of 2,063 |
| 33Douglas County, IL | 54 | 7 | 9.0 | $4.2M | +0.5% | #850 of 2,063 |
| 34Vermilion County, IL | 53 | 17 | 5.7 | $5.9M | −3.7% | #872 of 2,063 |
| 35DuPage County, IL | 53 | 404 | 11.5 | $4.3M | +0.3% | #885 of 2,063 |
| 36Sangamon County, IL | 53 | 79 | 9.3 | $4.2M | −1.0% | #887 of 2,063 |
| 37LaSalle County, IL | 53 | 44 | 9.7 | $3.9M | −1.5% | #894 of 2,063 |
| 38Rock Island County, IL | 52 | 51 | 8.3 | $4.4M | −1.7% | #932 of 2,063 |
| 39Champaign County, IL | 50 | 79 | 9.2 | $4M | +1.8% | #996 of 2,063 |
| 40Henry County, IL | 50 | 20 | 9.9 | $3.9M | −2.2% | #999 of 2,063 |
| 41Kankakee County, IL | 49 | 40 | 9.8 | $3.9M | −1.7% | #1,047 of 2,063 |
| 42Peoria County, IL | 46 | 68 | 8.7 | $4.3M | −1.6% | #1,164 of 2,063 |
| 43Christian County, IL | 46 | 13 | 9.6 | $3.6M | −1.5% | #1,172 of 2,063 |
| 44Cook County, IL | 46 | 2,491 | 11.9 | $3.6M | −1.3% | #1,175 of 2,063 |
| 45Bureau County, IL | 45 | 12 | 8.6 | $4.3M | −2.1% | #1,198 of 2,063 |
| 46Perry County, IL | 43 | 6 | 7.6 | $4.6M | −3.5% | #1,266 of 2,063 |
| 47Morgan County, IL | 43 | 11 | 8.4 | $4.3M | −2.9% | #1,270 of 2,063 |
| 48Fayette County, IL | 42 | 6 | 7.7 | $4.5M | −3.2% | #1,297 of 2,063 |
| 49Warren County, IL | 42 | 6 | 8.8 | $4.1M | −3.6% | #1,302 of 2,063 |
| 50Jersey County, IL | 42 | 9 | 11.3 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #1,315 of 2,063 |
| 51Union County, IL | 40 | 6 | 8.7 | $3.9M | −3.7% | #1,372 of 2,063 |
| 52Adams County, IL | 40 | 26 | 9.3 | $3.8M | −2.1% | #1,373 of 2,063 |
| 53Ford County, IL | 39 | 5 | 8.6 | $4.1M | −2.2% | #1,418 of 2,063 |
| 54Montgomery County, IL | 39 | 13 | 11.5 | $3.1M | −0.6% | #1,437 of 2,063 |
| 55Richland County, IL | 38 | 5 | 7.8 | $4.4M | −3.7% | #1,458 of 2,063 |
| 56Edgar County, IL | 37 | 8 | 10.6 | $3.2M | −2.9% | #1,519 of 2,063 |
| 57Whiteside County, IL | 37 | 26 | 11.2 | $3.2M | −2.6% | #1,521 of 2,063 |
| 58Saline County, IL | 34 | 8 | 8.0 | $4.2M | −4.1% | #1,604 of 2,063 |
| 59Bond County, IL | 34 | 8 | 13.0 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #1,619 of 2,063 |
| 60Crawford County, IL | 34 | 10 | 13.3 | $2.8M | +0.1% | #1,622 of 2,063 |
| 61Marion County, IL | 32 | 15 | 9.7 | $3.5M | −3.4% | #1,668 of 2,063 |
| 62Jo Daviess County, IL | 32 | 14 | 13.5 | $2.9M | −2.2% | #1,685 of 2,063 |
| 63Clark County, IL | 32 | 10 | 15.3 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #1,695 of 2,063 |
| 64Knox County, IL | 30 | 26 | 12.4 | $2.7M | −4.1% | #1,751 of 2,063 |
| 65Franklin County, IL | 28 | 15 | 9.3 | $3.5M | −2.1% | #1,804 of 2,063 |
| 66Logan County, IL | 25 | 14 | 12.4 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #1,878 of 2,063 |
| 67McDonough County, IL | 24 | 14 | 11.8 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #1,904 of 2,063 |
| 68Carroll County, IL | 23 | 8 | 12.2 | $2.8M | −1.7% | #1,923 of 2,063 |
| 69Fulton County, IL | 23 | 17 | 12.3 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #1,924 of 2,063 |
| 70Hancock County, IL | 21 | 10 | 13.1 | $2.7M | −4.4% | #1,959 of 2,063 |
| 71Jackson County, IL | 20 | 30 | 13.1 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #1,976 of 2,063 |
| 72White County, IL | 19 | 6 | 10.6 | $3.1M | −4.0% | #1,991 of 2,063 |
| 73Wabash County, IL | 14 | 8 | 16.9 | $2M | −3.6% | #2,034 of 2,063 |
| 74Pike County, IL | 13 | 10 | 16.8 | $2M | −2.8% | #2,041 of 2,063 |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $5.6M | −1.6% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $6.3M | −9.7% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $10.8M | −0.8% | |
| Massac County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $6.1M | −4.5% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $11M | −1.2% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $8.9M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $6M | −4.0% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $10M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $6.8M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 6.7 | $5.3M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $6.2M | −2.0% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.8 | $7.6M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $14.1M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.0 | $3.1M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $3.5M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $4.6M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $4.4M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $4.7M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $4.2M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 10.3 | $2.8M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $3.6M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 5.3 | $6.1M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $5.3M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,172 coffee shops and cafes in Illinois. 2,293 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 2,677 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 577 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Illinois spend on food away from home?
About $21.2B a year, or $4,215 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,172 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Illinois has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Illinois would have about 5,732, against 5,172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,881 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the St. Louis metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 74 scored counties in Illinois, Boone County scores highest, at 77 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Illinois scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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