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Coffee shops and cafes in Kent County, MI
The coffee shops and cafes in Kent County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #910 of 2,063 scored counties
#35 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 314
- 146 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 134
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On food away from home · $4,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 675,232
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 314 coffee shops and cafes in Kent County. 146 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,120 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $1.1B a year on food away from home. Spread across 314 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 9% below 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 Kent County was 134 in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,915 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 27 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kent County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #910 of 2,063 scored counties and #35 of 66 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kent 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 | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,915 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,120 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,631 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111 → 134All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,847
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 314146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 286The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 675,232+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 256,648
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,612
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 399,575
- Daytime population
- 767,130Residents 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 Kent 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 |
| 35Kent County, MI | 53 | 314 | 12.2 | $3.4M | +2.5% | #910 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Kent County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza54
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
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 Kent County, MI?
There are 314 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 146 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 20.7% 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 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $1.1B a year, or $4,120 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 314 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Kent County has 12.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kent County would have about 286, against 314 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,915 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #910 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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