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Coffee shops and cafes in the Indiana, PA area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #252 of 529 scored small-town markets
#13 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
21
10 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
19
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$108M
On food away from home · $3,325 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,878
−0.3% 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 21 coffee shops and cafes in the Indiana area. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,325 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Indiana area spend about $108M a year on food away from home. Spread across 21 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.1M per cafe, 39% 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 19 businesses with payroll in the Indiana area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,710 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $208K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Indiana area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Indiana area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, the Indiana area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #252 of 529 scored small-town markets and #13 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Indiana area compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Indiana, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureIndiana areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.58.611.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,7101,8151,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,325$3,973$4,070
Median household income$60,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5160

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
179
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$208K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
82,878−0.3% since 2020
Households
32,487
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,985
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
28,392
Daytime population
79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania market ranked →

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

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA81208.2$4.8M+7.2%#8 of 529
2Pottsville, PA79203.4$10.2M+1.5%#11 of 529
3Lock Haven, PA7774.5$7.5M+1.3%#16 of 529
4Sunbury, PA65327.0$5M−1.7%#102 of 529
5Sayre, PA64176.9$5.1M−0.6%#109 of 529
6Huntingdon, PA6395.5$6.3M−2.4%#118 of 529
7Oil City, PA62115.1$6.4M−2.0%#131 of 529
8Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA61186.8$5M+2.3%#147 of 529
9St. Marys, PA5953.8$9M−3.3%#164 of 529
10Lewistown, PA58105.4$6.1M0.0%#177 of 529
13Indiana, PA51216.5$5.1M−0.3%#252 of 529

Other business types in the Indiana 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 Indiana, PA area?

The Indiana area has 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 19 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 the Indiana, PA area spend on food away from home?

About $108M a year, or $3,325 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 32,487 households in the Indiana area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Indiana area has 6.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Indiana area would have about 29, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,710 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Indiana, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Indiana area at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in the Indiana area is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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 Indiana area scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #252 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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