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Coffee shops and cafes in Clermont County, OH

How Clermont County, OH 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 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #66 of 2,063 scored counties
#3 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
52
29 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
31
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +47.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$354.2M
On food away from home · $4,169 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,977
+3.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Clermont County is 83 (high), #66 of 2,063 scored counties and #3 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 coffee shops and cafes in Clermont County. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 56%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,169 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Clermont County spend about $354.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 84% above 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 Clermont County was 31 in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,740 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $374K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Clermont County. Population estimates put the population change in Clermont County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clermont 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 Clermont County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClermont CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.18.011.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,7401,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+47.6%+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,169$3,829$4,070
Median household income$85,510$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score8364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 31All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +47.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
388
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5229 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$374K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
216,977+3.9% since 2020
Households
84,955
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$85,510+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,780
Median home value
$266,200
Jobs located here
60,119
Daytime population
167,596Residents 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 Clermont 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

Other business types in Clermont County

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

Questions

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

Clermont County has 52 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $354.2M a year, or $4,169 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 84,955 households in Clermont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clermont County has 6.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.8M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Clermont County would have about 96, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,740 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Clermont County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clermont County at 216,977 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,955 households. The median household income in Clermont County is $85,510 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Clermont County scores 83 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #66 of 2,063 scored counties.

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