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Coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #673 of 2,063 scored counties
#36 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
27
8 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
28
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$166.3M
On food away from home · $3,748 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,758
−0.1% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Wayne County comes to about $166.3M a year: $3,748 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Wayne County has 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Wayne County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,584 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wayne County.

Population estimates show Wayne County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #673 of 2,063 scored counties and #36 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.18.011.0
Spending per listing$6.2M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,5841,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,748$3,829$4,070
Median household income$73,574$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 28All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
281
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
278 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
116,758−0.1% since 2020
Households
44,365
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,644
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
48,576
Daytime population
113,893Residents 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 Wayne 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
36Wayne County, OH58276.1$6.2M−0.1%#673 of 2,063

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 coffee shops and cafes in Wayne County. 8 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 33.3% 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $166.3M a year, or $3,748 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 6.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.2M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wayne County would have about 45, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,584 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 58 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #673 of 2,063 scored counties.

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