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Coffee shops and cafes in the Springfield, OH metro area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Springfield, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #81 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
29
8 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
21
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$196M
On food away from home · $3,501 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,340
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 coffee shops and cafes in the Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $196M a year on food away from home, or $3,501 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 82% 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 21 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,665 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. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $649K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #81 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Springfield 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Springfield, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.28.011.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,6651,9961,518
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$3,501$3,829$4,070
Median household income$63,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
298 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$649K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Springfield 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
135,340−0.4% since 2020
Households
55,975
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
341
Median household income
$63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,369
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
47,291
Daytime population
124,677Residents 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 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 Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH718279.6$4.4M+4.7%#38 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN707508.3$5M+2.7%#41 of 387
3Springfield, OH64295.2$6.8M−0.4%#81 of 387
4Akron, OH632237.5$5.1M0.0%#90 of 387
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH632677.8$4.9M+1.5%#91 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH59956.2$5.4M−2.6%#116 of 387
6Cleveland, OH597428.0$4.8M−0.8%#118 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH55336.6$5M−3.6%#145 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH50417.1$4.7M−3.6%#188 of 387
7Canton-Massillon, OH501368.1$4.4M−0.2%#190 of 387

Other business types in the Springfield metro 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 Springfield, OH metro area?

There are 29 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 21 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. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Springfield, OH metro area spend on food away from home?

About $196M a year, or $3,501 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Springfield metro area has 5.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.8M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 53, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,665 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #81 of 387 scored metro areas.

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