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Name: Coffee shops density by ZIP code in Cook County, IL
Creator: BizGapMap

How many coffee shops exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 186 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Coffee shops · Espresso bars · Boba / bubble tea shops · Juice & smoothie bars · Ice cream & frozen yogurt shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 722515 code.

Measured density: Below average — 0.88× the U.S. rate (between 0.88× and 0.96× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 72 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 53 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate Cook County coffee shops — 88–96% of the U.S. rate

1,181 coffee shops are counted in Cook County — 1.9 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 88% of the U.S. rate of 2.1.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 20% between 2015 and 2023 (912 → 1,094). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 60455 (Bridgeview), 60712 (Lincolnwood), 60622 (Chicago) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 60651 (Chicago), 60628 (Chicago), 60637 (Chicago).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 1,187 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Cook County sits at 88% of the U.S. rate for coffee shops. 53 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 88% and 96% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 60455 and 60712; the lowest measured density is in 60651 and 60628.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing coffee shops and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Coffee shops

1,181–1,325

published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (72 cells) (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.9

residents + daytime workers

U.S. average

2.1

per 10,000 present

County index

0.88×

vs. U.S.

Latest quarter (QCEW)

1,187

2026 Q1 — county total

Residents

5,132,257

166 ZIPs with data

Workers

2,445,383

jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population

5,182,617

Census PEP, July 1 2024

Change since 2020

−1.6%

−84,455 people

Net migration 2024

+30,570

international +67,763, domestic −37,193

Jobs located here

2,616,104

LODES 2022, −1.9% since 2019

Cook County had an estimated 5,182,617 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.6% fewer than in 2020 (−84,455). In the latest year it gained 40,095 people: births minus deaths +9,459, international migration +67,763, domestic migration −37,193. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

2,616,104 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−1.9% since 2019), and 2,331,664 employed residents lived there (−3.2% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits → · Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents

2015–19 → 2020–24

Change

60654 Chicago

+28.6%

60605 Chicago

+24.6%

60611 Chicago

+13.5%

ZIP losing residents

2015–19 → 2020–24

Change

60445 Midlothian

−44.7%

60426 Harvey

−16.7%

60827 Riverdale

−13.2%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses

362

no paid employees (2024)

Receipts

$14.4M

published gross receipts

Receipts per business

$40K

gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:

Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more coffee shops in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 20% since 2015

Number of coffee shops in Cook County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

912

2015

962

2018

995

2020

1,018

2021

1,013

2022

1,094

2023

Highest measured density

ZIP

vs. U.S. average

Index

60455 Bridgeview

324%

60712 Lincolnwood

260%

60622 Chicago

234%

60415 Chicago Ridge

233%

60093 Winnetka

229%

60171 River Grove

207%

60642 Chicago

205%

60614 Chicago

197%

60558 Western Springs

196%

60176 Schiller Park

195%

60613 Chicago

190%

60605 Chicago

190%

60201 Evanston

186%

60430 Homewood

182%

60714 Niles

180%

Lowest measured density

ZIP

vs. U.S. average

Index

60651 Chicago

21%

60628 Chicago

22%

60637 Chicago

28%

60629 Chicago

30%

60617 Chicago

30%

60652 Chicago

32%

60016 Des Plaines

34%

60620 Chicago

35%

60645 Chicago

38%

60619 Chicago

38%

60623 Chicago

38%

60076 Skokie

44%

60439 Lemont

47%

60621 Chicago

47%

60133 Hanover Park

48%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few coffee shops may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIP	Neighborhood	Type	Residents	Workers	Coffee shops	Index
60602	Chicago	Destination	1,480	33,916	10	258%
60173	Schaumburg	Employment hub	13,650	52,694	19	226%
60604	Chicago	Destination	616	41,171	9	202%
60607	Chicago	Employment hub	32,392	68,600	27	193%
60611	Chicago	Employment hub	37,705	89,024	30	174%
60601	Chicago	Employment hub	15,235	83,170	20	167%
60661	Chicago	Employment hub	11,398	64,670	14	152%
60603	Chicago	Destination	1,298	60,606	9	135%
60654	Chicago	Employment hub	25,755	68,006	17	135%
60606	Chicago	Destination	3,840	203,655	25	112%

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = coffee shops per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIP	Neighborhood	Residents	Workers	Coffee shops	Per 10k	Index	Status
60301	Oak Park	3,475	4,793	5	8.5	405%	Very high density
60455	Bridgeview	16,872	10,328	15	6.8	324%	Very high density
60195	Schaumburg	4,397	5,331	4	5.7	269%	Very high density
60712	Lincolnwood	13,112	10,293	10	5.5	260%	Very high density
60602	Chicago	1,480	33,916	10	5.4	258%	Very high density
60622	Chicago	54,609	25,035	33	4.9	234%	High density
60415	Chicago Ridge	14,099	4,484	8	4.9	233%	High density
60093	Winnetka	19,867	10,004	12	4.8	229%	High density
60173	Schaumburg	13,650	52,694	19	4.8	226%	High density
60171	River Grove	10,451	2,096	5	4.3	207%	High density
60642	Chicago	21,789	21,425	14	4.3	205%	High density
60604	Chicago	616	41,171	9	4.2	202%	High density
60614	Chicago	70,693	27,556	35	4.1	197%	High density
60558	Western Springs	13,446	2,222	6	4.1	196%	High density
60176	Schiller Park	11,393	6,458	6	4.1	195%	High density
60607	Chicago	32,392	68,600	27	4.0	193%	High density
60613	Chicago	52,244	15,412	24	4.0	190%	High density
60605	Chicago	36,210	22,820	19	4.0	190%	High density
60201	Evanston	43,744	25,259	22	3.9	186%	High density
60430	Homewood	19,838	12,628	10	3.8	182%	High density
60714	Niles	30,305	24,130	16	3.8	180%	High density
60616	Chicago	54,308	24,459	25	3.8	179%	High density
60611	Chicago	37,705	89,024	30	3.6	174%	High density
60706	Harwood Heights	24,260	7,647	10	3.6	169%	High density
60601	Chicago	15,235	83,170	20	3.5	167%	High density
60647	Chicago	84,749	18,625	31	3.3	157%	High density
60525	La Grange	31,324	41,056	17	3.3	156%	High density
60546	Riverside	16,322	4,686	6	3.2	153%	High density
60661	Chicago	11,398	64,670	14	3.2	152%	High density
60462	Orland Park	41,456	17,270	16	3.2	152%	High density
60657	Chicago	71,904	20,985	26	3.2	150%	High density
60805	Evergreen Park	19,420	6,844	7	3.1	146%	Above average
60025	Glenview	41,689	15,355	15	3.0	144%	Above average
60659	Chicago	41,728	9,683	14	3.0	143%	Above average
60192	Hoffman Estates	16,461	7,007	6	3.0	143%	Above average
60091	Wilmette	27,333	5,627	9	3.0	142%	Above average
60660	Chicago	42,724	11,098	14	2.9	138%	Above average
60603	Chicago	1,298	60,606	9	2.8	135%	Above average
60654	Chicago	25,755	68,006	17	2.8	135%	Above average
60130	Forest Park	13,943	7,440	5	2.8	135%	Above average
60445	Midlothian	14,268	6,940	5	2.8	134%	Above average
60194	Schaumburg	19,756	5,345	6	2.7	127%	Above average
60077	Skokie	28,501	20,601	10	2.6	123%	Above average
60640	Chicago	65,445	17,714	19	2.6	122%	Above average
60018	Des Plaines	27,952	47,694	13	2.5	119%	Above average
60008	Rolling Meadows	22,800	21,481	8	2.4	113%	Above average
60453	Oak Lawn	56,861	20,791	16	2.4	113%	Above average
60463	Palos Heights	13,722	6,296	4	2.4	113%	Above average
60606	Chicago	3,840	203,655	25	2.4	112%	Above average
60005	Arlington Heights	28,843	20,389	9	2.3	110%	Above average
60639	Chicago	84,240	15,433	21	2.3	109%	Above average
60615	Chicago	42,975	7,045	10	2.2	102%	Above average
60068	Park Ridge	38,650	15,904	10	2.1	102%	Above average
60477	Tinley Park	35,976	13,621	9	2.1	100%	Above average
60160	Melrose Park	24,549	17,614	7	2.1	100%	Below average
60625	Chicago	76,760	12,820	17	2.0	97%	Below average
60193	Schaumburg	40,146	9,409	9	2.0	95%	Below average
60630	Chicago	55,486	9,520	12	2.0	95%	Below average
60641	Chicago	68,894	12,906	15	2.0	95%	Below average
60618	Chicago	91,901	20,260	20	2.0	93%	Below average
60459	Burbank	28,739	4,621	6	1.9	92%	Below average
60610	Chicago	44,883	24,563	11	1.9	91%	Below average
60632	Chicago	89,107	20,101	19	1.9	91%	Below average
60626	Chicago	49,662	7,775	10	1.9	89%	Below average
60402	Berwyn	63,721	12,054	13	1.9	89%	Below average
60438	Lansing	28,806	7,275	6	1.8	88%	Below average
60070	Prospect Heights	15,496	1,603	3	1.8	88%	Below average
60608	Chicago	80,737	29,377	17	1.8	85%	Below average
60074	Palatine	36,460	8,793	7	1.7	81%	Below average
60053	Morton Grove	24,619	10,528	5	1.7	80%	Below average
60026	Glenview	14,069	8,480	3	1.6	78%	Below average
60643	Chicago	45,942	9,019	8	1.6	75%	Below average
60638	Chicago	57,074	37,741	12	1.6	75%	Below average
60062	Northbrook	41,406	46,099	10	1.6	74%	Below average
60406	Blue Island	23,327	4,972	4	1.5	74%	Below average
60056	Mount Prospect	55,818	17,452	10	1.5	74%	Below average
60007	Elk Grove Village	32,592	44,419	8	1.5	69%	Below average
60090	Wheeling	38,298	20,419	7	1.4	69%	Below average
60154	Westchester	16,436	9,124	3	1.4	68%	Below average
60467	Orland Park	24,398	8,422	4	1.4	66%	Below average
60612	Chicago	35,744	44,360	8	1.4	66%	Below average
60302	Oak Park	32,862	7,083	5	1.4	65%	Below average
60067	Palatine	38,204	13,951	6	1.3	63%	Below average
60004	Arlington Heights	51,835	20,130	8	1.3	61%	Below average
60634	Chicago	73,885	9,038	10	1.3	61%	Below average
60609	Chicago	62,028	18,440	9	1.3	60%	Below average
60804	Cicero	82,797	14,661	11	1.2	58%	Below average
60646	Chicago	28,780	8,214	4	1.2	58%	Below average
60107	Streamwood	38,886	6,624	5	1.2	56%	Below average
60631	Chicago	30,924	23,781	5	1.2	56%	Below average
60707	Elmwood Park	41,116	6,357	5	1.1	54%	Below average
60473	South Holland	21,225	10,974	3	1.1	53%	Below average
60131	Franklin Park	18,054	17,688	3	1.1	53%	Below average
60202	Evanston	32,341	7,547	4	1.1	53%	Below average
60409	Calumet City	35,100	7,660	4	1.0	49%	Far below average
60452	Oak Forest	26,739	5,281	3	1.0	49%	Far below average
60803	Alsip	22,106	15,497	3	1.0	48%	Far below average
60411	Chicago Heights	52,175	15,397	6	1.0	48%	Far below average
60133	Hanover Park	36,732	6,371	4	1.0	48%	Far below average
60621	Chicago	28,301	3,833	3	1.0	47%	Far below average
60439	Lemont	24,192	12,721	3	1.0	47%	Far below average
60076	Skokie	32,953	19,696	4	0.9	44%	Far below average
60623	Chicago	81,277	12,534	7	0.8	38%	Far below average
60619	Chicago	59,503	6,093	5	0.8	38%	Far below average
60645	Chicago	48,208	4,307	4	0.8	38%	Far below average
60620	Chicago	64,871	7,319	5	0.7	35%	Far below average
60016	Des Plaines	60,898	17,329	5	0.7	34%	Far below average
60652	Chicago	41,074	5,715	3	0.7	32%	Far below average
60617	Chicago	74,790	9,915	5	0.6	30%	Far below average
60629	Chicago	108,324	8,370	7	0.6	30%	Far below average
60637	Chicago	52,721	31,368	4	0.6	28%	Far below average
60628	Chicago	60,431	7,654	3	0.5	22%	Far below average
60651	Chicago	63,335	6,154	3	0.5	21%	Far below average
60006	Arlington Heights	—	36	0–2	—	—	Not published
60017	Des Plaines	—	170	0–2	—	—	Not published
60022	Glencoe	8,352	2,391	0–2	—	—	Not published
60029	Golf	518	88	0–2	—	—	Not published
60043	Kenilworth	2,503	555	0–2	—	—	Not published
60065	Northbrook	—	201	0–2	—	—	Not published
60078	Palatine	—	40	0–2	—	—	Not published
60082	Techny	—	184	0–2	—	—	Not published
60104	Bellwood	18,256	3,868	0–2	—	—	Not published
60141	Hines	195	3,318	0–2	—	—	Not published
60153	Maywood	23,201	11,871	0–2	—	—	Not published
60155	Broadview	7,906	6,792	0–2	—	—	Not published
60159	Schaumburg	—	14	0–2	—	—	Not published
60161	Melrose Park	—	61	0–2	—	—	Not published
60162	Hillside	8,084	7,285	0–2	—	—	Not published
60163	Berkeley	5,199	1,517	0–2	—	—	Not published
60164	Melrose Park	20,872	8,892	0–2	—	—	Not published
60165	Stone Park	4,482	1,140	0–2	—	—	Not published
60168	Schaumburg	—	27	0–2	—	—	Not published
60169	Hoffman Estates	33,401	10,355	0–2	—	—	Not published
60179	Hoffman Estates	—	1,237	0–2	—	—	Not published
60196	Schaumburg	—	3,103	0–2	—	—	Not published
60203	Evanston	4,680	390	0–2	—	—	Not published
60204	Evanston	—	160	0–2	—	—	Not published
60208	Evanston	255	20,972	0–2	—	—	Not published
60303	Oak Park	—	20	0–2	—	—	Not published
60304	Oak Park	16,955	2,964	0–2	—	—	Not published
60305	River Forest	11,992	4,595	0–2	—	—	Not published
60412	Chicago Heights	—	43	0–2	—	—	Not published
60418	Crestwood	10,572	2,133	0–2	—	—	Not published
60419	Dolton	20,825	2,530	0–2	—	—	Not published
60422	Flossmoor	9,542	1,424	0–2	—	—	Not published
60425	Glenwood	8,714	1,909	0–2	—	—	Not published
60426	Harvey	23,906	7,383	0–2	—	—	Not published
60428	Markham	10,927	3,809	0–2	—	—	Not published
60429	Hazel Crest	14,864	4,802	0–2	—	—	Not published
60443	Matteson	20,663	7,534	0–2	—	—	Not published
60454	Oak Lawn	—	156	0–2	—	—	Not published
60456	Hometown	4,215	339	0–2	—	—	Not published
60457	Hickory Hills	14,503	3,211	0–2	—	—	Not published
60458	Justice	14,200	1,189	0–2	—	—	Not published
60461	Olympia Fields	4,761	3,726	0–2	—	—	Not published
60464	Palos Park	9,773	1,758	0–2	—	—	Not published
60465	Palos Hills	18,081	3,499	0–2	—	—	Not published
60466	Park Forest	21,461	2,093	0–2	—	—	Not published
60469	Posen	5,205	774	0–2	—	—	Not published
60471	Richton Park	12,848	1,435	0–2	—	—	Not published
60472	Robbins	4,563	217	0–2	—	—	Not published
60475	Steger	10,035	887	0–2	—	—	Not published
60476	Thornton	1,940	780	0–2	—	—	Not published
60478	Country Club Hills	16,390	2,171	0–2	—	—	Not published
60480	Willow Springs	5,388	773	0–2	—	—	Not published
60482	Worth	10,897	1,288	0–2	—	—	Not published
60487	Tinley Park	26,043	6,646	0–2	—	—	Not published
60499	Bedford Park	—	77	0–2	—	—	Not published
60501	Summit Argo	11,432	4,212	0–2	—	—	Not published
60513	Brookfield	19,343	3,146	0–2	—	—	Not published
60526	La Grange Park	13,459	1,746	0–2	—	—	Not published
60534	Lyons	10,327	2,008	0–2	—	—	Not published
60624	Chicago	35,263	6,140	0–2	—	—	Not published
60633	Chicago	12,474	10,315	0–2	—	—	Not published
60636	Chicago	32,198	3,505	0–2	—	—	Not published
60644	Chicago	47,210	5,433	0–2	—	—	Not published
60649	Chicago	48,056	4,778	0–2	—	—	Not published
60653	Chicago	33,383	3,171	0–2	—	—	Not published
60655	Chicago	28,434	3,995	0–2	—	—	Not published
60656	Chicago	29,538	5,140	0–2	—	—	Not published
60666	Chicago	—	37,159	3	—	—	Not published
60673	Chicago	—	7	0–2	—	—	Not published
60680	Chicago	—	80	0–2	—	—	Not published
60690	Chicago	—	25	0–2	—	—	Not published
60699	Chicago	—	50	0–2	—	—	Not published
60827	Riverdale	24,713	2,241	0–2	—	—	Not published

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 722515 — snack & non-alcoholic beverage bars (incl. coffee shops). Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 1,187 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (2.10 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.