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Coffee shops and cafes in Bradford County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,155 of 2,063 scored counties
#46 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$30.6M
On food away from home · $3,302 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,307
+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

Households in Bradford County spend about $30.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,302 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bradford County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bradford County in 2023. That is one for every 1,546 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $499K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bradford County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bradford County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bradford County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,155 of 2,063 scored counties and #46 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Bradford County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Bradford County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBradford CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.510.411.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,5461,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,302$3,841$4,070
Median household income$63,050$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4660

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$649K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$499K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
28,307+0.3% since 2020
Households
9,278
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
294 sq. mi.
People per square mile
95
Median household income
$63,050+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,307
Median home value
$212,500
Jobs located here
5,848
Daytime population
23,100Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL90365.1$7.3M+21.1%#21 of 2,063
2Nassau County, FL85307.6$5.5M+17.4%#52 of 2,063
3Santa Rosa County, FL85567.7$5.4M+11.7%#53 of 2,063
4Baker County, FL8455.5$7.1M+5.8%#56 of 2,063
5Flagler County, FL81377.0$5.5M+21.0%#94 of 2,063
6Wakulla County, FL8197.1$5.4M+12.3%#95 of 2,063
7Clay County, FL80546.5$6.3M+9.4%#104 of 2,063
8Citrus County, FL78375.2$6.3M+11.1%#136 of 2,063
9Marion County, FL78955.8$5.8M+17.3%#141 of 2,063
10Pasco County, FL781697.2$5.2M+19.1%#143 of 2,063
46Bradford County, FL4666.5$5.1M+0.3%#1,155 of 2,063

Other business types in Bradford County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bradford County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in Bradford County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

How much do households in Bradford County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $30.6M a year, or $3,302 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,278 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradford County 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, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bradford County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,546 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Bradford County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Bradford County at 28,307 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,278 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,050, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Bradford County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,155 of 2,063 scored counties.

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