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Coffee shops and cafes in Elkhart County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Elkhart County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #977 of 2,063 scored counties
#57 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 67
- 25 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +32.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $265.8M
- On food away from home · $3,676 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 coffee shops and cafes in Elkhart County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Elkhart County comes to about $265.8M a year: $3,676 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4M per cafe, 7% 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 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elkhart County in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,954 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 list 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elkhart County.
Population estimates show Elkhart County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elkhart County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #977 of 2,063 scored counties and #57 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart 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.
| Measure | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,954 | 2,125 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.1% | +40.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,676 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 37All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +32.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6725 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Elkhart County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrick County, IN | 87 | 11 | 4.4 | $9.8M | +4.4% | #38 of 2,063 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 85 | 24 | 7.2 | $6.2M | +13.5% | #51 of 2,063 |
| 3Dearborn County, IN | 82 | 10 | 4.9 | $8.1M | +1.7% | #71 of 2,063 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 82 | 24 | 8.4 | $5.9M | +13.5% | #83 of 2,063 |
| 5Morgan County, IN | 81 | 19 | 6.7 | $6M | +4.4% | #91 of 2,063 |
| 6Franklin County, IN | 80 | 5 | 5.4 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #100 of 2,063 |
| 7Putnam County, IN | 80 | 8 | 5.7 | $6.7M | +3.2% | #102 of 2,063 |
| 8Hendricks County, IN | 80 | 49 | 7.3 | $6.3M | +10.2% | #105 of 2,063 |
| 9Bartholomew County, IN | 79 | 23 | 6.9 | $5.8M | +4.3% | #118 of 2,063 |
| 10Lawrence County, IN | 76 | 8 | 4.2 | $8.5M | +1.2% | #168 of 2,063 |
| 57Elkhart County, IN | 51 | 67 | 9.3 | $4M | +0.9% | #977 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Elkhart County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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 Elkhart County, IN?
There are 67 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Elkhart County as of September 2026. 25 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $265.8M a year, or $3,676 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Elkhart County has 9.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 72, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,954 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #977 of 2,063 scored counties.
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