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Coffee shops and cafes in Oakland County, MI
How Oakland 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #575 of 2,063 scored counties
#23 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 592
- 329 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 269
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On food away from home · $4,620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,288,337
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,620 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Oakland County spend about $2.5B a year on food away from home. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Oakland County has 592 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Oakland County was 269 in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,972 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. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $10M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Oakland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Oakland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Oakland County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #575 of 2,063 scored counties and #23 of 66 scored counties in Michigan.
How Oakland 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 | Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,972 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.2% | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,620 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,760 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251 → 269All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,978
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 592329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 662The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $10M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Oakland 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 Oakland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,288,337+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 530,460
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,475
- Median household income
- $97,760+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,121
- Median home value
- $343,600
- Jobs located here
- 726,660
- Daytime population
- 1,442,622Residents 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 Oakland 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 |
| 23Oakland County, MI | 61 | 592 | 11.2 | $4.1M | +1.2% | #575 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Oakland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
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 Oakland County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 592 coffee shops and cafes in Oakland County. 329 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 269 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. 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 also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oakland County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $2.5B a year, or $4,620 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 592 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 530,460 households in Oakland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oakland County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Oakland County has 11.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Oakland County would have about 662, against 592 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,972 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Oakland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Oakland County at 1,288,337 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 530,460 households. Median household income in Oakland County is $97,760, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Oakland County scores 61 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #575 of 2,063 scored counties.
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