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Coffee shops and cafes in Warren County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,302 of 2,063 scored counties
#49 of 74 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.6M
On food away from home · $3,628 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,222
−3.6% 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

At $3,628 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $24.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Warren County has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Warren County is 42 (lower middle), #1,302 of 2,063 scored counties and #49 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.

How Warren 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 Warren County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.810.311.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,8811,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,628$4,215$4,070
Median household income$67,385$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,222−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,787
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$67,385+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,803
Median home value
$105,000
Jobs located here
5,893
Daytime population
15,276Residents 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 Warren 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
49Warren County, IL4268.8$4.1M−3.6%#1,302 of 2,063

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 coffee shops and cafes in Warren County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $24.6M a year, or $3,628 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 6,787 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 8.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Warren County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Warren County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 16,222 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,787 households. Median household income in Warren County is $67,385, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Warren County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,302 of 2,063 scored counties.

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