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Coffee shops and cafes in Charlotte County, FL
The coffee shops and cafes in Charlotte County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #161 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 63
- 24 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +36.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $325.7M
- On food away from home · $3,597 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Charlotte County is 77 (high), #161 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 coffee shops and cafes in Charlotte County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,597 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $325.7M a year on food away from home. Spread across 63 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.2M per cafe, 40% 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.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Charlotte County in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,018 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Charlotte County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charlotte County grew 15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charlotte 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.
| Measure | Charlotte County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,018 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.4% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,597 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 30All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +36.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with Charlotte County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 90 | 36 | 5.1 | $7.3M | +21.1% | #21 of 2,063 |
| 2Nassau County, FL | 85 | 30 | 7.6 | $5.5M | +17.4% | #52 of 2,063 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 85 | 56 | 7.7 | $5.4M | +11.7% | #53 of 2,063 |
| 4Baker County, FL | 84 | 5 | 5.5 | $7.1M | +5.8% | #56 of 2,063 |
| 5Flagler County, FL | 81 | 37 | 7.0 | $5.5M | +21.0% | #94 of 2,063 |
| 6Wakulla County, FL | 81 | 9 | 7.1 | $5.4M | +12.3% | #95 of 2,063 |
| 7Clay County, FL | 80 | 54 | 6.5 | $6.3M | +9.4% | #104 of 2,063 |
| 8Citrus County, FL | 78 | 37 | 5.2 | $6.3M | +11.1% | #136 of 2,063 |
| 9Marion County, FL | 78 | 95 | 5.8 | $5.8M | +17.3% | #141 of 2,063 |
| 10Pasco County, FL | 78 | 169 | 7.2 | $5.2M | +19.1% | #143 of 2,063 |
| 13Charlotte County, FL | 77 | 63 | 7.0 | $5.2M | +15.5% | #161 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Charlotte County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes77
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops84
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes77
- Bakeries and dessert shops76
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Charlotte County, FL?
There are 63 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Charlotte County as of September 2026. 24 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Charlotte County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $325.7M a year, or $3,597 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 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 90,542 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlotte County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Charlotte County has 7.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.2M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 88, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,018 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Charlotte County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Charlotte County at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in Charlotte County is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Charlotte County scores 77 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #161 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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