Food and drink · Metro area · Ohio
Coffee shops and cafes in the Sandusky, OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Sandusky, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #375 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 76
- 21 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $193.2M
- On food away from home · $3,790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,777
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, the Sandusky metro area has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #375 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 coffee shops and cafes in the Sandusky metro area. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 35% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,790 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $193.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 76 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 31% below 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.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sandusky metro area in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,545 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $765K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sandusky metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Sandusky metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Sandusky metro 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.
| Measure | Sandusky metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $4.8M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,545 | 1,996 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +27.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,790 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,502 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7621 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $765K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sandusky metro 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 Sandusky metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,777−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,986
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $73,502
- Average household income
- $96,712
- Median home value
- $207,500
- Jobs located here
- 46,448
- Daytime population
- 109,099Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandusky metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 71 | 827 | 9.6 | $4.4M | +4.7% | #38 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 70 | 750 | 8.3 | $5M | +2.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, OH | 64 | 29 | 5.2 | $6.8M | −0.4% | #81 of 387 |
| 4Akron, OH | 63 | 223 | 7.5 | $5.1M | 0.0% | #90 of 387 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 63 | 267 | 7.8 | $4.9M | +1.5% | #91 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 59 | 95 | 6.2 | $5.4M | −2.6% | #116 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 59 | 742 | 8.0 | $4.8M | −0.8% | #118 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 55 | 33 | 6.6 | $5M | −3.6% | #145 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 41 | 7.1 | $4.7M | −3.6% | #188 of 387 |
| 7Canton-Massillon, OH | 50 | 136 | 8.1 | $4.4M | −0.2% | #190 of 387 |
| 12Sandusky, OH | 22 | 76 | 14.9 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #375 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sandusky metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes13
- Sit-down restaurants13
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza16
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops20
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Sandusky, OH metro area?
There are 76 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Sandusky metro area as of September 2026. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sandusky, OH metro area spend on food away from home?
About $193.2M a year, or $3,790 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sandusky, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Sandusky metro area has 14.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Sandusky metro area would have about 52, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sandusky metro area scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #375 of 387 scored metro areas.
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