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Coffee shops and cafes in Wells County, IN
How Wells 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #649 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $41.9M
- On food away from home · $3,630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,883
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,630 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Wells County spend about $41.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 26% 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 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wells County in 2023. That is one for every 1,924 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 $24K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wells County.
Population estimates show Wells County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wells County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #649 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Wells 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 | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,924 | 2,125 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,630 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,957 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $827K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $24K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,883+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,546
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,952
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,127
- Daytime population
- 26,173Residents 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 Wells 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 |
| 39Wells County, IN | 59 | 9 | 7.8 | $4.7M | +2.6% | #649 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Wells County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants77
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Wells County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 coffee shops and cafes in Wells County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 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 Wells County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $41.9M a year, or $3,630 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, IN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Wells County has 7.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wells County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,924 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Wells County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County scores 59 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #649 of 2,063 scored counties.
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