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Coffee shops and cafes in Warren County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #157 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
80
38 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
49
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +48.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$449.4M
On food away from home · $4,882 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
257,181
+5.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Warren County is 77 (high), #157 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

Households in Warren County spend about $449.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,882 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per cafe, 52% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Warren County has 80 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 48.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,879 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren County. Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren 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 Warren County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.011.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,8791,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+48.5%+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,882$3,829$4,070
Median household income$110,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 49All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +48.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
552
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8038 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
257,181+5.7% since 2020
Households
92,052
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
623
Median household income
$110,132+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$349,400
Jobs located here
104,407
Daytime population
237,685Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 coffee shops and cafes in Warren County. 38 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 48.5% from 2019. 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $449.4M a year, or $4,882 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 92,052 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.6M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Warren County would have about 121, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,879 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 257,181 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,052 households. Median household income in Warren County is $110,132, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Warren County scores 77 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #157 of 2,063 scored counties.

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