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Coffee shops and cafes in the Warsaw, IN area

How the Warsaw, IN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #138 of 529 scored small-town markets
#16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
31
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
14
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$121.4M
On food away from home · $3,802 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,892
+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 31 coffee shops and cafes in the Warsaw area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,802 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Warsaw area spend about $121.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% 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 14 businesses with payroll in the Warsaw area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,281 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Warsaw area.

Population estimates show the Warsaw area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Warsaw area is 62 (upper middle), #138 of 529 scored small-town markets and #16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Warsaw 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 Warsaw, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWarsaw areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.78.011.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2812,1251,518
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$3,802$3,802$4,070
Median household income$75,317$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6270

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
197
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
80,892+0.9% since 2020
Households
31,934
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$75,317+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,954
Median home value
$216,000
Jobs located here
37,180
Daytime population
80,254Residents 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 Warsaw 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
16Warsaw, IN62319.7$3.9M+0.9%#138 of 529

Other business types in the Warsaw 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 Warsaw, IN area?

The Warsaw area has 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Warsaw, IN area spend on food away from home?

About $121.4M a year, or $3,802 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 31,934 households in the Warsaw area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Warsaw area has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Warsaw area would have about 33, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,281 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Warsaw, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Warsaw area at 80,892 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,934 households. The median household income in the Warsaw area is $75,317 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. 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 Warsaw area scores 62 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #138 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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