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Coffee shops and cafes in Hendricks County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #105 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
49
30 chain locations (61%)
Official establishments
36
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$306.3M
On food away from home · $4,564 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% 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

Hendricks County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #105 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

Households in Hendricks County spend about $306.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,564 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 49 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.3M per cafe, 69% 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 49 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hendricks County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 61% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 34% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hendricks County was 36 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,864 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hendricks County. Population estimates put the population change in Hendricks County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.38.011.0
Spending per listing$6.3M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,8642,1251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+40.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,564$3,802$4,070
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score8070

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 36All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
587
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4930 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents 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 Hendricks 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

Other business types in Hendricks County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 coffee shops and cafes in Hendricks County. 30 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. 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 also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $306.3M a year, or $4,564 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hendricks County has 7.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.3M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 83, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 80 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #105 of 2,063 scored counties.

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