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Coffee shops and cafes in LaGrange County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,153 of 2,063 scored counties
#60 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
20
5 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$51.6M
On food away from home · $4,002 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,305
+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

Households in LaGrange County spend about $51.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,002 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

LaGrange County has 20 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.5, 41% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in LaGrange County in 2023. That is one for every 2,150 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show LaGrange County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). LaGrange County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,153 of 2,063 scored counties and #60 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.58.011.0
Spending per listing$2.6M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,1502,1251,518
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$4,002$3,802$4,070
Median household income$84,487$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4770

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$564K
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
205 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 LaGrange 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 LaGrange County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,305+1.9% since 2020
Households
12,897
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$84,487+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,708
Median home value
$255,900
Jobs located here
15,060
Daytime population
40,435Residents 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 LaGrange 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
60LaGrange County, IN472015.5$2.6M+1.9%#1,153 of 2,063

Other business types in LaGrange County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 coffee shops and cafes in LaGrange County. 5 of them (25%) 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $51.6M a year, or $4,002 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 12,897 households in LaGrange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaGrange County has 15.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.6M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, LaGrange County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,150 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is LaGrange County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaGrange County at 41,305 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,897 households. Median household income in LaGrange County is $84,487, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. LaGrange County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,153 of 2,063 scored counties.

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