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Coffee shops and cafes in Brevard County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #390 of 2,063 scored counties
#23 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
241
100 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
122
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +43.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On food away from home · $3,912 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
663,982
+9.1% 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

At $3,912 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Brevard County spend about $1B a year on food away from home. Spread across 241 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.2M per cafe, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Brevard County has 241 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Brevard County was 122 in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,112 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. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Brevard County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brevard County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Brevard County is 67 (upper middle), #390 of 2,063 scored counties and #23 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Brevard 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 Brevard County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBrevard CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.410.411.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,1121,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+43.5%+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,912$3,841$4,070
Median household income$78,476$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 122All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +43.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,347
Annual payroll, 2023
$28M
One-person businesses, 2023
29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
241100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
663,982+9.1% since 2020
Households
257,695
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,015 sq. mi.
People per square mile
623
Median household income
$78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,213
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
240,501
Daytime population
606,489Residents 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 Brevard 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
23Brevard County, FL672419.4$4.2M+9.1%#390 of 2,063

Other business types in Brevard County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 241 coffee shops and cafes in Brevard County. 100 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019. 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 list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1B a year, or $3,912 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 241 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brevard County has 9.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Brevard County would have about 272, against 241 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,112 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 67 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #390 of 2,063 scored counties.

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