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Coffee shops and cafes in Columbia County, FL
How Columbia County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #900 of 2,063 scored counties
#41 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 24
- 13 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $90.5M
- On food away from home · $3,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,300 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $90.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Columbia County has 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 54%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,110 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 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #900 of 2,063 scored counties and #41 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,110 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,300 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents 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 Columbia 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 |
| 41Columbia County, FL | 53 | 24 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +6.2% | #900 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops70
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Columbia County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 coffee shops and cafes in Columbia County. 13 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $90.5M a year, or $3,300 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Columbia County has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,110 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #900 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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