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Coffee shops and cafes in Preble County, OH

How Preble 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #854 of 2,063 scored counties
#51 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$59.6M
On food away from home · $3,565 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,664
−0.8% 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 15 coffee shops and cafes in Preble County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,565 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Preble County spend about $59.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 15 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4M per cafe, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Preble County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,345 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.

Population estimates show Preble County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Preble County is 54 (upper middle), #854 of 2,063 scored counties and #51 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Preble 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 Preble County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePreble CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.08.011.0
Spending per listing$4M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,3451,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,565$3,829$4,070
Median household income$69,223$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$565K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Preble 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 Preble County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,664−0.8% since 2020
Households
16,725
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,162
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
11,800
Daytime population
34,146Residents 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 Preble 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
51Preble County, OH54159.0$4M−0.8%#854 of 2,063

Other business types in Preble County

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

Questions

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

There are 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Preble County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. 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. 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 Preble County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $59.6M a year, or $3,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Preble County has 9.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Preble County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,345 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Preble County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #854 of 2,063 scored counties.

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