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Coffee shops and cafes in Harrison County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #219 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$58M
On food away from home · $3,745 a household
Spending per listing
$11.6M
3.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,437
+1.9% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Harrison County comes to about $58M a year: $3,745 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Harrison County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Harrison County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,214 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Harrison County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Harrison County is 73 (upper middle), #219 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.28.011.0
Spending per listing$11.6M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2142,1251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,745$3,802$4,070
Median household income$74,475$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7370

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,437+1.9% since 2020
Households
15,497
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$74,475+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,405
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
10,234
Daytime population
31,156Residents 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 Harrison 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
13Harrison County, IN7353.2$11.6M+1.9%#219 of 2,063

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 coffee shops and cafes in Harrison County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $58M a year, or $3,745 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $11.6M 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 15,497 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 3.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $11.6M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Harrison County would have about 16, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,214 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 40,437 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,497 households. Median household income in Harrison County is $74,475, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Harrison County scores 73 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #219 of 2,063 scored counties.

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