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Coffee shops and cafes in Delaware County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Delaware County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #332 of 2,063 scored counties
#16 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 94
- 69 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +34.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $446M
- On food away from home · $5,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 242,032
- +12.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 coffee shops and cafes in Delaware County. Chain locations make up 73% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $5,421 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $446M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 28% 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 63 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Delaware County in 2023, up 34.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,306 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. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $606K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Delaware County.
Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #332 of 2,063 scored counties and #16 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Delaware 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.
| Measure | Delaware County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,306 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.0% | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,421 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $133,540 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 63All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +34.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 790
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9469 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $606K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 242,032+12.5% since 2020
- Households
- 82,287
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 512
- Median household income
- $133,540+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $166,036
- Median home value
- $445,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,243
- Daytime population
- 220,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Delaware County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OH | 87 | 5 | 3.7 | $10.4M | +3.7% | #36 of 2,063 |
| 2Union County, OH | 87 | 19 | 7.8 | $6.1M | +16.5% | #43 of 2,063 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 83 | 52 | 6.1 | $6.8M | +3.9% | #66 of 2,063 |
| 4Pickaway County, OH | 82 | 11 | 5.0 | $7.7M | +7.4% | #72 of 2,063 |
| 5Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 42 | 7.0 | $6.2M | +6.5% | #107 of 2,063 |
| 6Lorain County, OH | 77 | 84 | 6.6 | $5.9M | +3.1% | #153 of 2,063 |
| 7Warren County, OH | 77 | 80 | 8.7 | $5.6M | +5.7% | #157 of 2,063 |
| 8Madison County, OH | 76 | 16 | 10.2 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #179 of 2,063 |
| 9Clinton County, OH | 75 | 6 | 3.6 | $10.3M | +0.6% | #180 of 2,063 |
| 10Henry County, OH | 74 | 5 | 4.4 | $8.7M | −0.2% | #195 of 2,063 |
| 16Delaware County, OH | 69 | 94 | 11.4 | $4.7M | +12.5% | #332 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Delaware County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes71
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops67
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Delaware County, OH?
There are 94 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 69 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 34.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $446M a year, or $5,421 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 82,287 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Delaware County has 11.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Delaware County would have about 120, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,306 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 242,032 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,287 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $133,540 a year, 65% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Delaware County scores 69 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #332 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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