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Coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County, OH

The coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On food away from home · $3,394 a household
Spending per listing
$19.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,994
−2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 coffee shop or cafe in Monroe County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Monroe County comes to about $19.2M a year: $3,394 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $19.2M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.88.011.0
Spending per listing$19.2M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,394$3,829$4,070
Median household income$60,134$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,994−2.7% since 2020
Households
5,651
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,134+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,909
Median home value
$142,700
Jobs located here
2,776
Daytime population
11,158Residents 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 counties in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Monroe 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
Monroe County, OHNot scored11.8$19.2M−2.7%

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

Monroe County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19.2M a year, or $3,394 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $19.2M 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 5,651 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Monroe County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,994 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,651 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $60,134 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Monroe County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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