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Coffee shops and cafes in Woodford County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Woodford County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #636 of 2,063 scored counties
#25 of 74 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $63.8M
- On food away from home · $4,346 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 coffee shops and cafes in Woodford County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Woodford County spend about $63.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,346 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.8M per cafe, 57% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Woodford County in 2023. That is one for every 1,469 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 show Woodford County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Woodford County is 59 (upper middle), #636 of 2,063 scored counties and #25 of 74 scored counties in Illinois.
How Woodford 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 | Woodford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,469 | 1,881 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,346 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,483 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,685
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 528 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $91,483+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,925
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,396
- Daytime population
- 31,315Residents 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 Woodford 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 |
| 25Woodford County, IL | 59 | 11 | 7.5 | $5.8M | −0.8% | #636 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Woodford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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 Woodford County, IL?
There are 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 10 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 Woodford County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $63.8M a year, or $4,346 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 14,685 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodford County, IL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Woodford County has 7.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.8M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Woodford County would have about 17, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,469 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Woodford County at 38,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,685 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $91,483 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Woodford County scores 59 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #636 of 2,063 scored counties.
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