Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Ohio

Coffee shops and cafes in Williams County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,163 of 2,063 scored counties
#68 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$52M
On food away from home · $3,358 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,549
−1.4% since 2020

See the coffee shops and cafes around any address in Williams County

The site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Williams County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 12 coffee shops and cafes in Williams County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Williams County spend about $52M a year on food away from home, or $3,358 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.3M per cafe, 17% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Williams County in 2023. That is one for every 2,211 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $825K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Williams County.

Population estimates show Williams County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Williams County is 46 (lower middle), #1,163 of 2,063 scored counties and #68 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Williams 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 Williams County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWilliams CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.88.011.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.8M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2111,9961,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,358$3,829$4,070
Median household income$61,048$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$825K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,549−1.4% since 2020
Households
15,476
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$61,048+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,921
Median home value
$150,000
Jobs located here
16,679
Daytime population
35,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Williams County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the coffee shops and cafes on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Williams County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Coffee shops and cafes across Ohio

Every Ohio market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Williams 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
68Williams County, OH46127.8$4.3M−1.4%#1,163 of 2,063

Other business types in Williams County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Williams County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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 Williams County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $52M a year, or $3,358 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 15,476 households in Williams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williams County has 7.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.3M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Williams County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,211 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Williams County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Williams County at 36,549 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,476 households. The median household income in Williams County is $61,048 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.8% 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. Williams County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,163 of 2,063 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Williams County. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Williams County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Williams County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Williams County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.