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Coffee shops and cafes in Macoupin County, IL

The coffee shops and cafes in Macoupin County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #264 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 74 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$66.6M
On food away from home · $3,790 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,748
−2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Macoupin County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,790 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Macoupin County spend about $66.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 10 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.7M per cafe, 80% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Macoupin County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 5,859 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Macoupin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Macoupin County is 71 (upper middle), #264 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 74 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Macoupin 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Macoupin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacoupin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.710.311.0
Spending per listing$6.7M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)5,8591,8811,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,790$4,215$4,070
Median household income$70,805$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$361K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,748−2.6% since 2020
Households
17,576
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$70,805+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,728
Median home value
$138,200
Jobs located here
10,069
Daytime population
33,384Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macoupin County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL77115.7$7.4M+0.4%#150 of 2,063
2Ogle County, IL75146.7$5.9M−0.7%#187 of 2,063
3McHenry County, IL74998.4$5.6M+2.5%#206 of 2,063
4Kendall County, IL73429.3$5.2M+9.9%#240 of 2,063
5Effingham County, IL7285.7$6.9M−0.5%#245 of 2,063
6Macoupin County, IL71105.7$6.7M−2.6%#264 of 2,063
7Clinton County, IL71138.9$4.6M+0.6%#279 of 2,063
8Will County, IL682068.4$5.7M+2.2%#348 of 2,063
9St. Clair County, IL67737.2$5.4M−2.5%#381 of 2,063
10Madison County, IL66857.7$5.1M−1.0%#402 of 2,063

Other business types in Macoupin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Macoupin County, IL?

There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Macoupin County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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.

How much do households in Macoupin County, IL spend on food away from home?

About $66.6M a year, or $3,790 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 17,576 households in Macoupin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Macoupin County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Macoupin County has 5.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.7M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Macoupin County would have about 18, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,859 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Macoupin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Macoupin County at 43,748 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,576 households. The median household income in Macoupin County is $70,805 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Macoupin County scores 71 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #264 of 2,063 scored counties.

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