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Coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,177 of 2,063 scored counties
#69 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
17
4 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
8
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$58.4M
On food away from home · $3,734 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,820
+0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Champaign County spend about $58.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,734 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Champaign County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,956 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.

Population estimates show Champaign County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Champaign County is 46 (lower middle), #1,177 of 2,063 scored counties and #69 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Champaign 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 Champaign County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.98.011.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9561,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,734$3,829$4,070
Median household income$75,556$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$657K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
174 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
38,820+0.2% since 2020
Households
15,646
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$75,556+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,744
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
10,575
Daytime population
32,816Residents 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 Champaign 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
69Champaign County, OH461710.9$3.4M+0.2%#1,177 of 2,063

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

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

Champaign County has 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) 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. 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 Champaign County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $58.4M a year, or $3,734 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 15,646 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Champaign County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Champaign County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 38,820 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,646 households. The median household income in Champaign County is $75,556 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Champaign County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,177 of 2,063 scored counties.

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