Food and drink · Small-town market · Ohio
Coffee shops and cafes in the Fremont, OH area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Fremont, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #192 of 529 scored small-town markets
#19 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $85.7M
- On food away from home · $3,472 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,655
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 coffee shops and cafes in the Fremont area. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,472 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Fremont area spend about $85.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.1M per cafe, 10% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Fremont area in 2023. That is one for every 2,743 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.
Population estimates show the Fremont area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fremont area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #192 of 529 scored small-town markets and #19 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Fremont 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.
| Measure | Fremont area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,743 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,472 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,295 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $533K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Fremont 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 Fremont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,655−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,686
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,613
- Median home value
- $160,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,036
- Daytime population
- 55,882Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Fremont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilmington, OH | 81 | 6 | 3.6 | $10.3M | +0.6% | #7 of 529 |
| 2Coshocton, OH | 70 | 7 | 4.7 | $6.9M | +1.6% | #57 of 529 |
| 3Mount Vernon, OH | 70 | 20 | 8.5 | $4.5M | +1.9% | #61 of 529 |
| 4Norwalk, OH | 69 | 15 | 6.4 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #63 of 529 |
| 5Sidney, OH | 66 | 9 | 4.8 | $8M | −0.2% | #86 of 529 |
| 6Van Wert, OH | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $6.8M | +0.3% | #89 of 529 |
| 7Celina, OH | 66 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #90 of 529 |
| 8Marion, OH | 65 | 16 | 6.5 | $5.2M | −0.4% | #101 of 529 |
| 9Marietta, OH | 62 | 12 | 4.8 | $7.2M | −2.1% | #127 of 529 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 62 | 11 | 5.6 | $6.6M | +0.4% | #129 of 529 |
| 19Fremont, OH | 57 | 21 | 8.5 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #192 of 529 |
Other business types in the Fremont area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
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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 the Fremont, OH area?
There are 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Fremont area as of September 2026. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 9 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.
How much do households in the Fremont, OH area spend on food away from home?
About $85.7M a year, or $3,472 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 24,686 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fremont, OH area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Fremont area has 8.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Fremont area would have about 23, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,743 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fremont, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Fremont area at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $62,295 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fremont area scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #192 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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