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Food and drink · Small-town market · Oklahoma

Coffee shops and cafes in the Ardmore, OK area

The coffee shops and cafes in the Ardmore, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #268 of 529 scored small-town markets
#3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
24
8 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$64M
On food away from home · $3,361 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,910
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 coffee shops and cafes in the Ardmore area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in the Ardmore area comes to about $64M a year: $3,361 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.7M per cafe, 28% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Ardmore area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,809 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Ardmore area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Ardmore area is 50 (upper middle), #268 of 529 scored small-town markets and #3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.

How the Ardmore area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Ardmore, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureArdmore areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.610.511.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.3M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,8091,9341,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,361$3,519$4,070
Median household income$60,723$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score5049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
48,910+1.8% since 2020
Households
19,046
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
822 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,723
Average household income
$83,415
Median home value
$168,500
Jobs located here
23,303
Daytime population
50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Ardmore area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Duncan, OK75116.3$5.4M+3.4%#26 of 529
2Durant, OK56189.8$3.3M+10.9%#208 of 529
3Ardmore, OK502412.6$2.7M+1.8%#268 of 529
4Muskogee, OK49249.3$3.3M+0.7%#275 of 529
5Ada, OK481610.6$3.2M+1.2%#290 of 529
6Tahlequah, OK482211.8$2.7M+4.5%#292 of 529
7Shawnee, OK47259.3$3.5M+3.5%#296 of 529
8Altus, OK431414.3$2.4M+0.1%#346 of 529
9Guymon, OK4257.3$4.4M−4.5%#348 of 529
10Ponca City, OK39169.5$3.4M−0.3%#383 of 529

Other business types in the Ardmore 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 Ardmore, OK area?

The Ardmore area has 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 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 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Ardmore, OK area spend on food away from home?

About $64M a year, or $3,361 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 19,046 households in the Ardmore area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ardmore, OK area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Ardmore area has 12.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Ardmore area would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,809 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ardmore, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Ardmore area at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. The median household income in the Ardmore area is $60,723 a year, 25% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ardmore area scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #268 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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