Market rankings · Ohio
Coffee shops and cafes in Ohio
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 3,914
- 1,634 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 2,437
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +27.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 64 · Upper middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Ohio has 3,914 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Ohio spend about $18.6B a year on food away from home, or $3,829 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3,914 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.8M per cafe, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ohio was 2,437 in 2023, up 27.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,996 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 194 SBA-backed loans worth $47.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #11 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (71). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wilmington area scores highest (81).
Every market in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 71 | 827 | 9.6 | $4.4M | +4.7% | #38 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 70 | 750 | 8.3 | $5M | +2.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, OH | 64 | 29 | 5.2 | $6.8M | −0.4% | #81 of 387 |
| 4Akron, OH | 63 | 223 | 7.5 | $5.1M | 0.0% | #90 of 387 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 63 | 267 | 7.8 | $4.9M | +1.5% | #91 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 59 | 95 | 6.2 | $5.4M | −2.6% | #116 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 59 | 742 | 8.0 | $4.8M | −0.8% | #118 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 55 | 33 | 6.6 | $5M | −3.6% | #145 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 41 | 7.1 | $4.7M | −3.6% | #188 of 387 |
| 7Canton-Massillon, OH | 50 | 136 | 8.1 | $4.4M | −0.2% | #190 of 387 |
| 8Youngstown-Warren, OH | 49 | 139 | 7.5 | $4.5M | −1.4% | #203 of 387 |
| 9Mansfield, OH | 44 | 37 | 7.4 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #236 of 387 |
| 10Lima, OH | 43 | 33 | 8.0 | $4.4M | −1.2% | #248 of 387 |
| 11Toledo, OH | 43 | 232 | 9.1 | $4M | −1.0% | #249 of 387 |
| 12Sandusky, OH | 22 | 76 | 14.9 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #375 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilmington, OH | 81 | 6 | 3.6 | $10.3M | +0.6% | #7 of 529 |
| 2Coshocton, OH | 70 | 7 | 4.7 | $6.9M | +1.6% | #57 of 529 |
| 3Mount Vernon, OH | 70 | 20 | 8.5 | $4.5M | +1.9% | #61 of 529 |
| 4Norwalk, OH | 69 | 15 | 6.4 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #63 of 529 |
| 5Sidney, OH | 66 | 9 | 4.8 | $8M | −0.2% | #86 of 529 |
| 6Van Wert, OH | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $6.8M | +0.3% | #89 of 529 |
| 7Celina, OH | 66 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #90 of 529 |
| 8Marion, OH | 65 | 16 | 6.5 | $5.2M | −0.4% | #101 of 529 |
| 9Marietta, OH | 62 | 12 | 4.8 | $7.2M | −2.1% | #127 of 529 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 62 | 11 | 5.6 | $6.6M | +0.4% | #129 of 529 |
| 11Wooster, OH | 62 | 27 | 6.1 | $6.2M | −0.1% | #132 of 529 |
| 12Tiffin, OH | 61 | 9 | 4.0 | $8.6M | −1.0% | #141 of 529 |
| 13Findlay, OH | 61 | 24 | 7.6 | $5M | +0.1% | #148 of 529 |
| 14Wapakoneta, OH | 59 | 11 | 5.8 | $6.7M | −1.2% | #166 of 529 |
| 15Greenville, OH | 59 | 12 | 5.6 | $6.2M | −0.7% | #168 of 529 |
| 16Ashland, OH | 59 | 13 | 6.3 | $5.6M | +0.1% | #169 of 529 |
| 17Gallipolis, OH | 58 | 9 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −0.5% | #180 of 529 |
| 18Cambridge, OH | 57 | 11 | 6.7 | $4.9M | −0.1% | #189 of 529 |
| 19Fremont, OH | 57 | 21 | 8.5 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #192 of 529 |
| 20Portsmouth, OH | 55 | 9 | 3.1 | $10.2M | −3.4% | #210 of 529 |
| 21Defiance, OH | 54 | 13 | 8.5 | $4.3M | +0.1% | #221 of 529 |
| 22Zanesville, OH | 54 | 29 | 8.4 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #222 of 529 |
| 23Salem, OH | 53 | 23 | 5.5 | $6M | −2.2% | #228 of 529 |
| 24Bucyrus, OH | 53 | 10 | 5.5 | $6M | −0.3% | #229 of 529 |
| 25Chillicothe, OH | 52 | 20 | 6.7 | $5.1M | −0.8% | #241 of 529 |
| 26Urbana, OH | 52 | 17 | 10.9 | $3.4M | +0.2% | #248 of 529 |
| 27New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 51 | 29 | 7.5 | $4.6M | −0.9% | #255 of 529 |
| 28Washington Court House, OH | 50 | 8 | 6.9 | $5.1M | −1.4% | #260 of 529 |
| 29Athens, OH | 43 | 30 | 13.0 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #344 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OH | 87 | 5 | 3.7 | $10.4M | +3.7% | #36 of 2,063 |
| 2Union County, OH | 87 | 19 | 7.8 | $6.1M | +16.5% | #43 of 2,063 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 83 | 52 | 6.1 | $6.8M | +3.9% | #66 of 2,063 |
| 4Pickaway County, OH | 82 | 11 | 5.0 | $7.7M | +7.4% | #72 of 2,063 |
| 5Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 42 | 7.0 | $6.2M | +6.5% | #107 of 2,063 |
| 6Lorain County, OH | 77 | 84 | 6.6 | $5.9M | +3.1% | #153 of 2,063 |
| 7Warren County, OH | 77 | 80 | 8.7 | $5.6M | +5.7% | #157 of 2,063 |
| 8Madison County, OH | 76 | 16 | 10.2 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #179 of 2,063 |
| 9Clinton County, OH | 75 | 6 | 3.6 | $10.3M | +0.6% | #180 of 2,063 |
| 10Henry County, OH | 74 | 5 | 4.4 | $8.7M | −0.2% | #195 of 2,063 |
| 11Medina County, OH | 73 | 52 | 7.1 | $6.2M | +1.3% | #229 of 2,063 |
| 12Putnam County, OH | 71 | 7 | 5.3 | $7.6M | 0.0% | #261 of 2,063 |
| 13Highland County, OH | 70 | 8 | 4.7 | $7.3M | +1.1% | #288 of 2,063 |
| 14Brown County, OH | 70 | 9 | 5.3 | $6.9M | +1.6% | #289 of 2,063 |
| 15Miami County, OH | 69 | 33 | 7.3 | $5.3M | +3.4% | #325 of 2,063 |
| 16Delaware County, OH | 69 | 94 | 11.4 | $4.7M | +12.5% | #332 of 2,063 |
| 17Licking County, OH | 68 | 58 | 8.5 | $4.9M | +3.8% | #354 of 2,063 |
| 18Coshocton County, OH | 67 | 7 | 4.7 | $6.9M | +1.6% | #372 of 2,063 |
| 19Geauga County, OH | 67 | 29 | 8.1 | $6M | +0.3% | #374 of 2,063 |
| 20Clark County, OH | 65 | 29 | 5.2 | $6.8M | −0.4% | #421 of 2,063 |
| 21Adams County, OH | 65 | 5 | 4.8 | $6.5M | +1.5% | #423 of 2,063 |
| 22Butler County, OH | 65 | 118 | 8.0 | $5.1M | +2.4% | #426 of 2,063 |
| 23Huron County, OH | 64 | 15 | 6.4 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #456 of 2,063 |
| 24Portage County, OH | 64 | 48 | 7.4 | $5.3M | +1.0% | #461 of 2,063 |
| 25Greene County, OH | 64 | 62 | 9.1 | $4.7M | +3.7% | #468 of 2,063 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Knox County, OH | 63 | 20 | 8.5 | $4.5M | +1.9% | #505 of 2,063 |
| 27Shelby County, OH | 62 | 9 | 4.8 | $8M | −0.2% | #518 of 2,063 |
| 28Van Wert County, OH | 61 | 6 | 5.2 | $6.8M | +0.3% | #555 of 2,063 |
| 29Mercer County, OH | 60 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #592 of 2,063 |
| 30Holmes County, OH | 60 | 10 | 7.5 | $5.4M | +1.7% | #597 of 2,063 |
| 31Marion County, OH | 60 | 16 | 6.5 | $5.2M | −0.4% | #598 of 2,063 |
| 32Montgomery County, OH | 60 | 172 | 7.4 | $4.9M | +0.5% | #599 of 2,063 |
| 33Franklin County, OH | 60 | 569 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +2.8% | #616 of 2,063 |
| 34Washington County, OH | 59 | 12 | 4.8 | $7.2M | −2.1% | #629 of 2,063 |
| 35Summit County, OH | 59 | 175 | 7.6 | $5.1M | −0.3% | #641 of 2,063 |
| 36Wayne County, OH | 58 | 27 | 6.1 | $6.2M | −0.1% | #673 of 2,063 |
| 37Fulton County, OH | 58 | 13 | 7.7 | $5M | −1.9% | #679 of 2,063 |
| 38Jefferson County, OH | 57 | 10 | 3.7 | $9M | −2.4% | #709 of 2,063 |
| 39Seneca County, OH | 57 | 9 | 4.0 | $8.6M | −1.0% | #710 of 2,063 |
| 40Logan County, OH | 57 | 11 | 5.6 | $6.6M | +0.4% | #713 of 2,063 |
| 41Trumbull County, OH | 56 | 52 | 6.0 | $5.5M | −1.3% | #755 of 2,063 |
| 42Lake County, OH | 56 | 77 | 7.6 | $5.3M | −0.1% | #757 of 2,063 |
| 43Scioto County, OH | 55 | 9 | 3.1 | $10.2M | −3.4% | #792 of 2,063 |
| 44Auglaize County, OH | 55 | 11 | 5.8 | $6.7M | −1.2% | #793 of 2,063 |
| 45Darke County, OH | 55 | 12 | 5.6 | $6.2M | −0.7% | #795 of 2,063 |
| 46Ashland County, OH | 55 | 13 | 6.3 | $5.6M | +0.1% | #800 of 2,063 |
| 47Hancock County, OH | 55 | 24 | 7.6 | $5M | +0.1% | #803 of 2,063 |
| 48Belmont County, OH | 54 | 15 | 5.5 | $6.1M | −2.8% | #831 of 2,063 |
| 49Hardin County, OH | 54 | 7 | 6.0 | $5.9M | −2.1% | #832 of 2,063 |
| 50Gallia County, OH | 54 | 9 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −0.5% | #849 of 2,063 |
| 51Preble County, OH | 54 | 15 | 9.0 | $4M | −0.8% | #854 of 2,063 |
| 52Guernsey County, OH | 53 | 11 | 6.7 | $4.9M | −0.1% | #875 of 2,063 |
| 53Hamilton County, OH | 53 | 342 | 9.6 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #890 of 2,063 |
| 54Hocking County, OH | 52 | 9 | 7.8 | $4.4M | −1.9% | #931 of 2,063 |
| 55Wood County, OH | 52 | 49 | 9.0 | $4.4M | +1.5% | #933 of 2,063 |
| 56Sandusky County, OH | 52 | 21 | 8.5 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #939 of 2,063 |
| 57Columbiana County, OH | 51 | 23 | 5.5 | $6M | −2.2% | #955 of 2,063 |
| 58Crawford County, OH | 50 | 10 | 5.5 | $6M | −0.3% | #987 of 2,063 |
| 59Cuyahoga County, OH | 50 | 477 | 8.6 | $4.3M | −2.3% | #994 of 2,063 |
| 60Defiance County, OH | 49 | 13 | 8.5 | $4.3M | +0.1% | #1,035 of 2,063 |
| 61Stark County, OH | 49 | 132 | 8.5 | $4.3M | −0.2% | #1,036 of 2,063 |
| 62Muskingum County, OH | 49 | 29 | 8.4 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #1,040 of 2,063 |
| 63Ashtabula County, OH | 48 | 23 | 5.9 | $5.7M | −0.8% | #1,075 of 2,063 |
| 64Jackson County, OH | 48 | 8 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +0.5% | #1,077 of 2,063 |
| 65Ross County, OH | 48 | 20 | 6.7 | $5.1M | −0.8% | #1,081 of 2,063 |
| 66Tuscarawas County, OH | 48 | 29 | 7.5 | $4.6M | −0.9% | #1,087 of 2,063 |
| 67Richland County, OH | 46 | 37 | 7.4 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #1,160 of 2,063 |
| 68Williams County, OH | 46 | 12 | 7.8 | $4.3M | −1.4% | #1,163 of 2,063 |
| 69Champaign County, OH | 46 | 17 | 10.9 | $3.4M | +0.2% | #1,177 of 2,063 |
| 70Fayette County, OH | 45 | 8 | 6.9 | $5.1M | −1.4% | #1,192 of 2,063 |
| 71Allen County, OH | 45 | 33 | 8.0 | $4.4M | −1.2% | #1,196 of 2,063 |
| 72Mahoning County, OH | 44 | 87 | 8.9 | $3.8M | −1.4% | #1,237 of 2,063 |
| 73Lucas County, OH | 43 | 170 | 9.3 | $3.8M | −1.7% | #1,275 of 2,063 |
| 74Pike County, OH | 40 | 8 | 7.4 | $4.5M | 0.0% | #1,368 of 2,063 |
| 75Athens County, OH | 38 | 30 | 13.0 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #1,491 of 2,063 |
| 76Erie County, OH | 32 | 47 | 14.5 | $2.6M | −2.9% | #1,690 of 2,063 |
| 77Ottawa County, OH | 26 | 29 | 15.7 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #1,856 of 2,063 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $18.8M | −4.2% | |
| Perry County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $12.1M | +1.3% | |
| Carroll County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $9.9M | −1.1% | |
| Meigs County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $9.1M | −2.6% | |
| Wyandot County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $8.1M | −1.4% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $9.2M | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 6.7 | $4.8M | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $15.8M | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $6.2M | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $19.2M | −2.7% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $17.8M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Ohio?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,914 coffee shops and cafes in Ohio. 1,634 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 2,437 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 27.9% 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. Another 420 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio spend on food away from home?
About $18.6B a year, or $3,829 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,914 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Ohio has 8.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.8M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Ohio would have about 5,028, against 3,914 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,996 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wilmington area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 77 scored counties in Ohio, Morrow County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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