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Coffee shops and cafes in Ozaukee County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #349 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
34
16 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
23
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$177.3M
On food away from home · $4,628 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,346
+3.0% 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 34 coffee shops and cafes in Ozaukee County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Ozaukee County comes to about $177.3M a year: $4,628 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 41% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Ozaukee County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,666 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Ozaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Ozaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #349 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Ozaukee County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Ozaukee County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOzaukee CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.99.711.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6661,9951,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+36.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,628$3,959$4,070
Median household income$96,996$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
255
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,346+3.0% since 2020
Households
38,309
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
399
Median household income
$96,996+13.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,958
Median home value
$390,200
Jobs located here
42,307
Daytime population
88,821Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Ozaukee County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oconto County, WI8395.4$7.2M+2.9%#65 of 2,063
2Washington County, WI82346.0$7.4M+1.8%#74 of 2,063
3Calumet County, WI7773.3$12.8M+2.9%#147 of 2,063
4Racine County, WI74475.8$6.8M+0.4%#200 of 2,063
5Pierce County, WI74148.8$4.9M+3.1%#215 of 2,063
6Kewaunee County, WI7356.0$6.6M+1.0%#227 of 2,063
7Dodge County, WI72226.1$6.2M−0.3%#247 of 2,063
8Adams County, WI7155.3$6.4M+5.2%#267 of 2,063
9Chippewa County, WI71176.3$6M+1.9%#270 of 2,063
10Waukesha County, WI711408.3$5.7M+2.4%#271 of 2,063
13Ozaukee County, WI68348.9$5.2M+3.0%#349 of 2,063

Other business types in Ozaukee County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Ozaukee County, WI?

Ozaukee County has 34 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. 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 Ozaukee County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $177.3M a year, or $4,628 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 38,309 households in Ozaukee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ozaukee County has 8.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Ozaukee County would have about 48, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,666 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Ozaukee County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ozaukee County at 94,346 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,309 households. The median household income in Ozaukee County is $96,996 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.8% 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. Ozaukee County scores 68 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #349 of 2,063 scored counties.

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