Food and drink · Metro area · Michigan
Coffee shops and cafes in the Niles, MI metro area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Niles, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #284 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 74
- 25 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +23.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $234.9M
- On food away from home · $3,671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 coffee shops and cafes in the Niles metro area. 25 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in the Niles metro area spend about $234.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,671 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per cafe, 14% 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.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Niles metro area in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,462 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $984K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Niles metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Niles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Niles metro area is 39 (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Niles 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 | Niles metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,462 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.8% | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,671 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +23.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $984K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Niles 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 Niles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents 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 Niles 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 |
| 14Niles, MI | 39 | 74 | 11.6 | $3.2M | −1.3% | #284 of 387 |
Other business types in the Niles metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
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 the Niles, MI metro area?
There are 74 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Niles metro area as of September 2026. 25 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on food away from home?
About $234.9M a year, or $3,671 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Niles metro area has 11.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 63, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,462 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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 Niles metro area scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas.
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