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Coffee shops and cafes in Mason County, MI
How Mason 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,314 of 2,063 scored counties
#50 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On food away from home · $3,584 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,040
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mason County spend about $45.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,584 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Mason County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,829 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Mason County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Mason County is 42 (lower middle), #1,314 of 2,063 scored counties and #50 of 66 scored counties in Michigan.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,829 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,584 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,748 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $910K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,0400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,801
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,702
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,586
- Daytime population
- 26,202Residents 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 Mason 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 |
| 50Mason County, MI | 42 | 13 | 10.2 | $3.5M | 0.0% | #1,314 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Mason County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in Mason County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $45.9M a year, or $3,584 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 12,801 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Mason County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Mason County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,829 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. Median household income in Mason County is $64,748, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Mason County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,314 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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