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Coffee shops and cafes in Randolph County, IN
How Randolph County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #960 of 2,063 scored counties
#56 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $34.3M
- On food away from home · $3,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,438
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,309 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $34.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.9M per cafe, 32% 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 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,073 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Randolph County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #960 of 2,063 scored counties and #56 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,073 | 2,125 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,309 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,791 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $312K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,438+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,364
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,791+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,259
- Median home value
- $113,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,756
- Daytime population
- 20,277Residents 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 Randolph 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 |
| 56Randolph County, IN | 51 | 7 | 6.8 | $4.9M | +0.1% | #960 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Randolph County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Randolph County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Randolph County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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.
How much do households in Randolph County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $34.3M a year, or $3,309 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 10,364 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, IN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Randolph County has 6.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Randolph County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 24,438 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,364 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $60,791, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #960 of 2,063 scored counties.
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