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Coffee shops and cafes in Roscommon County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Roscommon County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,063 scored counties
#60 of 66 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $37.9M
- On food away from home · $3,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,914
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Roscommon County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,779 of 2,063 scored counties and #60 of 66 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Roscommon County spend about $37.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,270 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Roscommon County has 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, 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 Roscommon County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,447 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 $115K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Roscommon County. Population estimates put the population change in Roscommon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Roscommon 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 | Roscommon County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,447 | 2,391 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,270 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,246 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $662K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $115K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,914+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,579
- Median age
- 55.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,936
- Median home value
- $158,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,588
- Daytime population
- 22,322Residents 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 Roscommon 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 |
| 60Roscommon County, MI | 29 | 13 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #1,779 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Roscommon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants32
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
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 Roscommon County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 coffee shops and cafes in Roscommon County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 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.
How much do households in Roscommon County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $37.9M a year, or $3,270 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roscommon County, MI compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Roscommon 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 $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,447 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 29 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,063 scored counties.
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