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Coffee shops and cafes in Macon County, IL
How Macon County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #721 of 2,063 scored counties
#29 of 74 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 31
- 14 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $153.6M
- On food away from home · $3,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,300
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 coffee shops and cafes in Macon County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Macon County spend about $153.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,534 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per cafe, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Macon County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,105 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $220K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Macon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #721 of 2,063 scored counties and #29 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,105 | 1,881 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,534 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,666 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $220K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,300−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 43,468
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Jobs located here
- 43,992
- Daytime population
- 103,405Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macon County marked.
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 |
| 29Macon County, IL | 57 | 31 | 7.1 | $5M | −4.3% | #721 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Macon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Macon County, IL?
Macon County has 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Macon County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $153.6M a year, or $3,534 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Macon County has 7.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Macon County would have about 42, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,105 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Macon County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #721 of 2,063 scored counties.
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