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Coffee shops and cafes in Rock Island County, IL
How Rock Island 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #932 of 2,063 scored counties
#38 of 74 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 51
- 17 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $223.1M
- On food away from home · $3,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,869
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rock Island County spend about $223.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,615 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Rock Island County has 51 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rock Island County was 27 in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,286 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $959K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rock Island County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock Island County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Rock Island County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #932 of 2,063 scored counties and #38 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.
How Rock Island 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 | Rock Island County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,286 | 1,881 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,615 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,159 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 27All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $959K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,869−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,733
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,299
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,505
- Daytime population
- 147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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 |
| 38Rock Island County, IL | 52 | 51 | 8.3 | $4.4M | −1.7% | #932 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Rock Island County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
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 Rock Island County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 coffee shops and cafes in Rock Island County. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.7% 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.
How much do households in Rock Island County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $223.1M a year, or $3,615 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Rock Island County has 8.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 60, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,286 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 52 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #932 of 2,063 scored counties.
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