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Coffee shops and cafes in Paulding County, OH

The coffee shops and cafes in Paulding 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$27.7M
On food away from home · $3,632 a household
Spending per listing
$9.2M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,727
−0.4% 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

At $3,632 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Paulding County spend about $27.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $9.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Paulding County has 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Paulding County in 2023. That is one for every 1,525 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Paulding County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Paulding County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Paulding 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 Paulding County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePaulding CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.98.011.0
Spending per listing$9.2M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,5251,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,632$3,829$4,070
Median household income$67,731$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$136K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,727−0.4% since 2020
Households
7,624
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$67,731+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,167
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
4,992
Daytime population
14,407Residents 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 Paulding 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
Paulding County, OHNot scored33.9$9.2M−0.4%

Other business types in Paulding County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 coffee shops and cafes in Paulding County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $27.7M a year, or $3,632 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 7,624 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Paulding County has 3.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $9.2M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Paulding County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,525 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Paulding County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Paulding County at 18,727 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,624 households. Median household income in Paulding County is $67,731, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Paulding County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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