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Coffee shops and cafes in Butler County, OH

The coffee shops and cafes in Butler County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #426 of 2,063 scored counties
#22 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
118
63 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
87
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +42.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$602.8M
On food away from home · $4,106 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,128
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Butler County spend about $602.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,106 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per cafe, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 118 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% 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.

Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Butler County in 2023, up 42.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,688 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 also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Butler County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butler County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Butler County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #426 of 2,063 scored counties and #22 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Butler County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Butler County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.08.011.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6881,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+42.6%+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,106$3,829$4,070
Median household income$81,590$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 87All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +42.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,193
Annual payroll, 2023
$19M
One-person businesses, 2023
12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11863 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
400,128+2.4% since 2020
Households
146,822
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
842
Median household income
$81,590+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,751
Median home value
$258,500
Jobs located here
160,654
Daytime population
370,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Butler County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH8753.7$10.4M+3.7%#36 of 2,063
2Union County, OH87197.8$6.1M+16.5%#43 of 2,063
3Clermont County, OH83526.1$6.8M+3.9%#66 of 2,063
4Pickaway County, OH82115.0$7.7M+7.4%#72 of 2,063
5Fairfield County, OH80427.0$6.2M+6.5%#107 of 2,063
6Lorain County, OH77846.6$5.9M+3.1%#153 of 2,063
7Warren County, OH77808.7$5.6M+5.7%#157 of 2,063
8Madison County, OH761610.2$4.1M+7.1%#179 of 2,063
9Clinton County, OH7563.6$10.3M+0.6%#180 of 2,063
10Henry County, OH7454.4$8.7M−0.2%#195 of 2,063
22Butler County, OH651188.0$5.1M+2.4%#426 of 2,063

Other business types in Butler County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Butler County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 118 coffee shops and cafes in Butler County. 63 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 42.6% 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 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Butler County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $602.8M a year, or $4,106 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 146,822 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butler County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Butler County has 8.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Butler County would have about 163, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 400,128 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 146,822 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,590, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Butler County scores 65 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #426 of 2,063 scored counties.

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