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Coffee shops and cafes in the Marietta, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Marietta, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #127 of 529 scored small-town markets
#9 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$86.1M
On food away from home · $3,473 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,389
−2.1% since 2020

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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 12 coffee shops and cafes in the Marietta area. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in the Marietta area spend about $86.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,473 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.2M per cafe, 94% 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 11 businesses with payroll in the Marietta area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,253 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Marietta area declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Marietta area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #127 of 529 scored small-town markets and #9 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Marietta 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Marietta, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMarietta areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.88.011.0
Spending per listing$7.2M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2531,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,473$3,829$4,070
Median household income$63,603$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
216
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 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 Marietta 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 Marietta area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,389−2.1% since 2020
Households
24,779
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$63,603+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,514
Median home value
$185,600
Jobs located here
24,033
Daytime population
57,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Marietta area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wilmington, OH8163.6$10.3M+0.6%#7 of 529
2Coshocton, OH7074.7$6.9M+1.6%#57 of 529
3Mount Vernon, OH70208.5$4.5M+1.9%#61 of 529
4Norwalk, OH69156.4$5.6M−0.4%#63 of 529
5Sidney, OH6694.8$8M−0.2%#86 of 529
6Van Wert, OH6665.2$6.8M+0.3%#89 of 529
7Celina, OH66116.7$5.6M+0.5%#90 of 529
8Marion, OH65166.5$5.2M−0.4%#101 of 529
9Marietta, OH62124.8$7.2M−2.1%#127 of 529
10Bellefontaine, OH62115.6$6.6M+0.4%#129 of 529

Other business types in the Marietta area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Marietta, OH area?

There are 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Marietta area as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 11 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 Marietta, OH area spend on food away from home?

About $86.1M a year, or $3,473 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 24,779 households in the Marietta area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Marietta area has 4.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.2M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Marietta area would have about 23, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,253 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Marietta, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Marietta area at 58,389 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,779 households. The median household income in the Marietta area is $63,603 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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 Marietta area scores 62 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #127 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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