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Coffee shops and cafes in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #91 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
267
120 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
169
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +70.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On food away from home · $3,807 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,554
+1.5% since 2020

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What this means

Households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area spend about $1.3B a year on food away from home, or $3,807 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per cafe, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 267 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 120 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area was 169 in 2023, up 70.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,038 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 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $776K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #91 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.88.011.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,0381,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+70.7%+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,807$3,829$4,070
Median household income$71,739$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
169All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +70.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,139
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
32All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
267120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
354The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$776K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area, 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 the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
826,554+1.5% since 2020
Households
344,391
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
637
Median household income
$71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,671
Median home value
$201,100
Jobs located here
367,228
Daytime population
828,495Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH718279.6$4.4M+4.7%#38 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN707508.3$5M+2.7%#41 of 387
3Springfield, OH64295.2$6.8M−0.4%#81 of 387
4Akron, OH632237.5$5.1M0.0%#90 of 387
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH632677.8$4.9M+1.5%#91 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH59956.2$5.4M−2.6%#116 of 387
6Cleveland, OH597428.0$4.8M−0.8%#118 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH55336.6$5M−3.6%#145 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH50417.1$4.7M−3.6%#188 of 387
7Canton-Massillon, OH501368.1$4.4M−0.2%#190 of 387

Other business types in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 267 coffee shops and cafes in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. 120 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 70.7% 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 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on food away from home?

About $1.3B a year, or $3,807 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 267 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 7.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.9M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 354, against 267 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,038 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 70.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 63 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #91 of 387 scored metro areas.

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