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Coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #996 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 74 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 79
- 35 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $315.4M
- On food away from home · $3,690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,972
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Champaign County spend about $315.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,690 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Champaign County has 79 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Champaign County was 51 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $745K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Champaign County.
Population estimates put the population change in Champaign County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Champaign County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #996 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.
How Champaign County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Champaign County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,676 | 1,881 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,690 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,683 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 51All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 613
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7935 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $745K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Champaign County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Champaign County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,972+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 85,472
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 996 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,413
- Median home value
- $211,500
- Jobs located here
- 92,426
- Daytime population
- 220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 39Champaign County, IL | 50 | 79 | 9.2 | $4M | +1.8% | #996 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Champaign County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Champaign County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County. 35 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 13.3% 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $315.4M a year, or $3,690 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Champaign County has 9.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Champaign County would have about 85, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, before inflation.
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. Champaign County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #996 of 2,063 scored counties.
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