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Coffee shops and cafes in Grand Traverse County, MI
The coffee shops and cafes in Grand Traverse County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,593 of 2,063 scored counties
#58 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 70
- 27 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $163.1M
- On food away from home · $4,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Grand Traverse County is 35 (lower middle), #1,593 of 2,063 scored counties and #58 of 66 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Grand Traverse County spend about $163.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Grand Traverse County has 70 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grand Traverse County in 2023. That is one for every 1,389 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 $205K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grand Traverse County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Traverse County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Traverse 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,389 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,047 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7027 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $205K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents 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 |
| 58Grand Traverse County, MI | 35 | 70 | 17.4 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #1,593 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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 Grand Traverse County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 coffee shops and cafes in Grand Traverse County. 27 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $163.1M a year, or $4,047 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 70 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Grand Traverse County has 17.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 44, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,389 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 35 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,593 of 2,063 scored counties.
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