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Coffee shops and cafes in Adams County, IN

The coffee shops and cafes in Adams County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #767 of 2,063 scored counties
#45 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$44M
On food away from home · $3,549 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,650
+2.2% 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 $3,549 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $44M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Adams County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,067 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #767 of 2,063 scored counties and #45 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Adams County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.18.011.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,0672,1251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,549$3,802$4,070
Median household income$65,289$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$220K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,650+2.2% since 2020
Households
12,401
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
339 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,576
Median home value
$178,400
Jobs located here
13,315
Daytime population
33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrick County, IN87114.4$9.8M+4.4%#38 of 2,063
2Hancock County, IN85247.2$6.2M+13.5%#51 of 2,063
3Dearborn County, IN82104.9$8.1M+1.7%#71 of 2,063
4Boone County, IN82248.4$5.9M+13.5%#83 of 2,063
5Morgan County, IN81196.7$6M+4.4%#91 of 2,063
6Franklin County, IN8055.4$7.2M+2.2%#100 of 2,063
7Putnam County, IN8085.7$6.7M+3.2%#102 of 2,063
8Hendricks County, IN80497.3$6.3M+10.2%#105 of 2,063
9Bartholomew County, IN79236.9$5.8M+4.3%#118 of 2,063
10Lawrence County, IN7684.2$8.5M+1.2%#168 of 2,063
45Adams County, IN56108.1$4.4M+2.2%#767 of 2,063

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Adams County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Adams County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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.

How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on food away from home?

About $44M a year, or $3,549 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 8.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Adams County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,067 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 56 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #767 of 2,063 scored counties.

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