Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Ohio

Coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County, OH

How Hancock County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #803 of 2,063 scored counties
#47 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
24
10 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
19
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$119.5M
On food away from home · $3,778 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,034
+0.1% since 2020

See the coffee shops and cafes around any address in Hancock County

The site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hancock County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Hancock County spend about $119.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,778 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per cafe, 34% 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 19 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 1,664 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #803 of 2,063 scored counties and #47 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hancock 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.68.011.0
Spending per listing$5M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6641,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,778$3,829$4,070
Median household income$73,141$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
296
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,034+0.1% since 2020
Households
31,615
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,920
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
44,531
Daytime population
83,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Hancock County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the coffee shops and cafes on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Hancock County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Coffee shops and cafes across Ohio

Every Ohio market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH8753.7$10.4M+3.7%#36 of 2,063
2Union County, OH87197.8$6.1M+16.5%#43 of 2,063
3Clermont County, OH83526.1$6.8M+3.9%#66 of 2,063
4Pickaway County, OH82115.0$7.7M+7.4%#72 of 2,063
5Fairfield County, OH80427.0$6.2M+6.5%#107 of 2,063
6Lorain County, OH77846.6$5.9M+3.1%#153 of 2,063
7Warren County, OH77808.7$5.6M+5.7%#157 of 2,063
8Madison County, OH761610.2$4.1M+7.1%#179 of 2,063
9Clinton County, OH7563.6$10.3M+0.6%#180 of 2,063
10Henry County, OH7454.4$8.7M−0.2%#195 of 2,063
47Hancock County, OH55247.6$5M+0.1%#803 of 2,063

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Hancock County, OH?

There are 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hancock County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $119.5M a year, or $3,778 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Hancock County has 7.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hancock County would have about 32, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #803 of 2,063 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hancock County. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Hancock County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Hancock County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Hancock County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.