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Coffee shops and cafes in Allegan County, MI
The coffee shops and cafes in Allegan County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #365 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 42
- 11 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.8M
- On food away from home · $4,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 coffee shops and cafes in Allegan County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 26%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,038 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Allegan County spend about $183.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 18% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Allegan County in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,845 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. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Allegan County.
Population estimates show Allegan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allegan County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #365 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 66 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Allegan County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Allegan County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,845 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −27.3% | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,038 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Allegan 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 Allegan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 82 | 13 | 5.3 | $7.4M | +2.2% | #73 of 2,063 |
| 2Lapeer County, MI | 80 | 16 | 4.6 | $8.5M | +1.0% | #99 of 2,063 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 78 | 39 | 6.2 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #135 of 2,063 |
| 4St. Clair County, MI | 77 | 35 | 5.2 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #151 of 2,063 |
| 5Clinton County, MI | 76 | 19 | 6.0 | $7.1M | +1.6% | #172 of 2,063 |
| 6Montcalm County, MI | 74 | 16 | 6.5 | $5.3M | +4.1% | #210 of 2,063 |
| 7Macomb County, MI | 71 | 257 | 7.2 | $5.5M | +0.7% | #273 of 2,063 |
| 8Ottawa County, MI | 71 | 106 | 9.5 | $4.5M | +3.9% | #282 of 2,063 |
| 9Tuscola County, MI | 70 | 7 | 3.3 | $10.4M | −1.2% | #285 of 2,063 |
| 10Cass County, MI | 70 | 15 | 7.1 | $5.4M | +0.2% | #301 of 2,063 |
| 13Allegan County, MI | 68 | 42 | 9.2 | $4.4M | +2.1% | #365 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Allegan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
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 Allegan County, MI?
There are 42 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Allegan County as of September 2026. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $183.8M a year, or $4,038 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Allegan County has 9.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Allegan County would have about 50, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,845 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. 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. Allegan County scores 68 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #365 of 2,063 scored counties.
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