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Coffee shops and cafes in Whiteside County, IL
How Whiteside 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,521 of 2,063 scored counties
#57 of 74 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $82.7M
- On food away from home · $3,576 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,121
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 coffee shops and cafes in Whiteside County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Whiteside County comes to about $82.7M a year: $3,576 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 14% below 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 11 businesses with payroll in Whiteside County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,102 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $158K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Whiteside County.
Population estimates show Whiteside County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Whiteside County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,521 of 2,063 scored counties and #57 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.
How Whiteside 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 | Whiteside County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,102 | 1,881 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,576 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $158K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Whiteside 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 Whiteside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,121−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,120
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $67,500+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,592
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,819
- Daytime population
- 50,543Residents 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 Whiteside 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 |
| 57Whiteside County, IL | 37 | 26 | 11.2 | $3.2M | −2.6% | #1,521 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Whiteside County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes37
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Whiteside County, IL?
Whiteside County has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 11 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whiteside County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $82.7M a year, or $3,576 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 23,120 households in Whiteside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whiteside County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Whiteside County has 11.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Whiteside County would have about 22, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,102 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Whiteside County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Whiteside County at 54,121 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,120 households. The median household income in Whiteside County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Whiteside County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,521 of 2,063 scored counties.
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