Food and drink · Metro area · Michigan
Coffee shops and cafes in the Flint, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Flint, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 123
- 62 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +27.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $591.6M
- On food away from home · $3,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 coffee shops and cafes in the Flint metro area. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,536 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Flint metro area spend about $591.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 123 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.8M per cafe, 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Flint metro area was 60 in 2023, up 27.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,789 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 list 35 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Flint metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Flint metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Flint metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #125 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Flint metro area 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 | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,789 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.7% | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,536 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +27.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 693
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Flint metro 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 Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 78 | 39 | 6.2 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #16 of 387 |
| 2Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 67 | 45 | 6.6 | $5.2M | +1.8% | #58 of 387 |
| 3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 64 | 1,593 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +0.1% | #84 of 387 |
| 4Bay City, MI | 62 | 29 | 6.4 | $5.4M | −1.6% | #94 of 387 |
| 5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 62 | 463 | 10.5 | $3.9M | +2.8% | #100 of 387 |
| 6Saginaw, MI | 60 | 53 | 6.8 | $5.1M | −1.1% | #110 of 387 |
| 7Flint, MI | 58 | 123 | 7.4 | $4.8M | −1.1% | #125 of 387 |
| 8Jackson, MI | 54 | 50 | 8.0 | $4.6M | −0.4% | #159 of 387 |
| 9Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 53 | 193 | 9.9 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #172 of 387 |
| 10Midland, MI | 53 | 37 | 10.6 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #173 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flint metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Flint, MI metro area?
The Flint metro area has 123 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 27.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on food away from home?
About $591.6M a year, or $3,536 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Flint metro area has 7.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 160, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,789 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. The Flint metro area scores 58 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #125 of 387 scored metro areas.
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