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Coffee shops and cafes in Columbiana County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #955 of 2,063 scored counties
#57 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
23
5 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
22
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$138.6M
On food away from home · $3,342 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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 23 coffee shops and cafes in Columbiana County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 22%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Columbiana County comes to about $138.6M a year: $3,342 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 63% 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.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Columbiana County in 2023. That is one for every 1,885 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Columbiana County.

Population estimates show Columbiana County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Columbiana County is 51 (upper middle), #955 of 2,063 scored counties and #57 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Columbiana 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 Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.58.011.0
Spending per listing$6M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,8851,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,342$3,829$4,070
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5164

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 22All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
328
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
235 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$575K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents 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 Columbiana 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
57Columbiana County, OH51235.5$6M−2.2%#955 of 2,063

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

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

Columbiana County has 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 22 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $138.6M a year, or $3,342 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbiana County has 5.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 37, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,885 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #955 of 2,063 scored counties.

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