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Coffee shops and cafes in the Seymour, IN area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Seymour, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #43 of 529 scored small-town markets
#5 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
8
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$66.7M
On food away from home · $3,677 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,370
+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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Seymour area is 72 (upper middle), #43 of 529 scored small-town markets and #5 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for coffee shops and cafes.

Households in the Seymour area spend about $66.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,677 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per cafe, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The Seymour area has 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Seymour area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,267 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $85K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Seymour area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Seymour area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Seymour area 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 Seymour, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSeymour areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.68.011.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2672,1251,518
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$3,677$3,802$4,070
Median household income$70,262$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7270

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$85K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Seymour area, 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 the Seymour area

Population, 2025 estimate
47,370+1.9% since 2020
Households
18,138
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$70,262+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,415
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
22,359
Daytime population
46,218Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Seymour area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greencastle, IN8685.7$6.7M+3.2%#2 of 529
2Bedford, IN8384.2$8.5M+1.2%#5 of 529
3Washington, IN7954.2$8.6M+2.5%#12 of 529
4Jasper, IN74169.1$4.3M+0.9%#35 of 529
5Seymour, IN72126.6$5.6M+1.9%#43 of 529
6Crawfordsville, IN7163.8$9.6M+2.7%#50 of 529
7New Castle, IN7173.8$9.1M+0.5%#51 of 529
8Kendallville, IN71158.3$4.4M+1.0%#55 of 529
9Auburn, IN68158.8$4.2M+2.9%#74 of 529
10Plymouth, IN65147.9$4.6M+1.2%#103 of 529

Other business types in the Seymour area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Seymour, IN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 coffee shops and cafes in the Seymour area. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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 the Seymour, IN area spend on food away from home?

About $66.7M a year, or $3,677 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 18,138 households in the Seymour area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Seymour area has 6.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.6M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Seymour area would have about 18, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,267 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Seymour, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Seymour area at 47,370 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,138 households. Median household income in the Seymour area is $70,262, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Seymour area scores 72 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #43 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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