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Coffee shops and cafes in Tazewell County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Tazewell County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #429 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 74 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
43
19 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
19
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$212.7M
On food away from home · $3,935 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,049
−0.9% 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 43 coffee shops and cafes in Tazewell County. 19 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Tazewell County comes to about $212.7M a year: $3,935 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 43 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.9M 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 19 businesses with payroll in Tazewell County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,845 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 also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Tazewell County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Tazewell County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #429 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 74 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Tazewell 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 Tazewell County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureTazewell CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.010.311.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,8451,8811,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,935$4,215$4,070
Median household income$77,982$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
258
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,049−0.9% since 2020
Households
54,051
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,832
Median home value
$167,500
Jobs located here
46,441
Daytime population
115,748Residents 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 Tazewell 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
11Tazewell County, IL65438.0$4.9M−0.9%#429 of 2,063

Other business types in Tazewell County

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

Questions

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

There are 43 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Tazewell County as of September 2026. 19 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $212.7M a year, or $3,935 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tazewell County has 8.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 57, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,845 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tazewell County scores 65 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #429 of 2,063 scored counties.

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