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Coffee shops and cafes in Benzie County, MI
How Benzie County, MI 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,443 of 2,063 scored counties
#54 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $29.3M
- On food away from home · $3,805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,568
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Benzie County comes to about $29.3M a year: $3,805 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Benzie County has 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Benzie County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,285 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benzie County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Benzie County is 39 (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,063 scored counties and #54 of 66 scored counties in Michigan.
How Benzie 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 | Benzie County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,285 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,805 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,834 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $381K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Benzie 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 Benzie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,568+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,708
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $74,834+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,649
- Median home value
- $285,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,869
- Daytime population
- 15,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Benzie County marked.
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 |
| 54Benzie County, MI | 39 | 10 | 13.0 | $2.9M | +3.1% | #1,443 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Benzie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza59
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
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 Benzie County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Benzie County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. 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 Benzie County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $29.3M a year, or $3,805 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,708 households in Benzie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benzie County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Benzie County has 13.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Benzie County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,285 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Benzie County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Benzie County at 18,568 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,708 households. Median household income in Benzie County is $74,834, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Benzie County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,063 scored counties.
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