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Coffee shops and cafes in Tippecanoe County, IN
The coffee shops and cafes in Tippecanoe County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,310 of 2,063 scored counties
#62 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 75
- 34 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $267.2M
- On food away from home · $3,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 190,456
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Tippecanoe County spend about $267.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,525 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 75 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.6M per cafe, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Tippecanoe County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tippecanoe County was 49 in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,547 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $224K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tippecanoe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tippecanoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tippecanoe County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,310 of 2,063 scored counties and #62 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Tippecanoe 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 | Tippecanoe County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,547 | 2,125 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +40.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,525 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,636 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 49All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 650
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7534 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $224K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 190,456+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 75,808
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 379
- Median household income
- $60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,483
- Median home value
- $239,300
- Jobs located here
- 96,546
- Daytime population
- 205,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 62Tippecanoe County, IN | 42 | 75 | 9.9 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #1,310 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Tippecanoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
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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 Tippecanoe County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 coffee shops and cafes in Tippecanoe County. 34 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 22.5% 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tippecanoe County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $267.2M a year, or $3,525 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tippecanoe County, IN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Tippecanoe County has 9.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Tippecanoe County would have about 72, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,547 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. 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. Tippecanoe County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,063 scored counties.
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