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Coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #616 of 2,063 scored counties
#33 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 569
- 291 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 261
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On food away from home · $3,997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 569 coffee shops and cafes in Franklin County. Of those, 291 are chain locations, or 51%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Franklin County spend about $2.2B a year on food away from home, or $3,997 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 569 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.9M per cafe, 5% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 261 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,119 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 69 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #616 of 2,063 scored counties and #33 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,119 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,997 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 238 → 261All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,701
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 569291 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 597The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33Franklin County, OH | 60 | 569 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +2.8% | #616 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
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 Franklin County, OH?
There are 569 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 291 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 9.7% 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 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $2.2B a year, or $3,997 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 569 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Franklin County has 10.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 597, against 569 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,119 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 60 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #616 of 2,063 scored counties.
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