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Coffee shops and cafes in LaPorte County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #847 of 2,063 scored counties
#52 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
37
13 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
19
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$161.5M
On food away from home · $3,702 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,294
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 coffee shops and cafes in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,702 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in LaPorte County spend about $161.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 37 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.4M per cafe, 18% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in LaPorte County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,296 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. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in LaPorte County.

Population estimates put the population change in LaPorte County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. LaPorte County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #847 of 2,063 scored counties and #52 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaPorte 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 LaPorte County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaPorte CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.58.011.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2962,1251,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,702$3,802$4,070
Median household income$71,055$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5470

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3713 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
111,294−0.9% since 2020
Households
43,633
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,682
Median home value
$195,500
Jobs located here
39,820
Daytime population
107,276Residents 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 LaPorte 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
52LaPorte County, IN54378.5$4.4M−0.9%#847 of 2,063

Other business types in LaPorte County

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

Questions

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

LaPorte County has 37 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

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

About $161.5M a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaPorte County has 8.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 44, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,296 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #847 of 2,063 scored counties.

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