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Coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #890 of 2,063 scored counties
#53 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 342
- 144 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 212
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On food away from home · $3,944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 838,418
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 342 coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County. 144 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Hamilton County spend about $1.4B a year on food away from home, or $3,944 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton County was 212 in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,673 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 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #890 of 2,063 scored counties and #53 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,673 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.2% | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,944 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,470 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168 → 212All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 378The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 838,418+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 354,739
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,049
- Median household income
- $72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,646
- Median home value
- $241,900
- Jobs located here
- 534,856
- Daytime population
- 968,934Residents 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 |
| 53Hamilton County, OH | 53 | 342 | 9.6 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #890 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza54
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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 Hamilton County, OH?
Hamilton County has 342 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 144 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 26.2% 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 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $1.4B a year, or $3,944 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 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 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hamilton County has 9.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% 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, Hamilton County would have about 378, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,673 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #890 of 2,063 scored counties.
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