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Coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Madison County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #179 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $65.1M
- On food away from home · $4,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,985
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #179 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
At $4,148 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $65.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.1M per cafe, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,922 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $605K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,922 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,148 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $87,045 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $605K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,985+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,686
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 467 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $87,045+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,062
- Median home value
- $250,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,410
- Daytime population
- 44,586Residents 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 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes79
- Sit-down restaurants85
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes76
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Madison County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 coffee shops and cafes in Madison County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $65.1M a year, or $4,148 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,686 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, OH compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Madison County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% 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 U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Madison County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,922 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 46,985 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,686 households. Median household income in Madison County is $87,045, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Madison County scores 76 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #179 of 2,063 scored counties.
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