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Coffee shops and cafes in Escambia County, FL
How Escambia 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #824 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 132
- 31 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +74.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $463.3M
- On food away from home · $3,591 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 333,834
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 coffee shops and cafes in Escambia County. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 23%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Escambia County spend about $463.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,591 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per cafe, 5% below 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 54 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Escambia County in 2023, up 74.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,389 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. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $770K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Escambia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Escambia County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #824 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Escambia 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 | Escambia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,389 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +74.2% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,591 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 54All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +74.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 671
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $770K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 333,834+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 129,027
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,802
- Median home value
- $257,200
- Jobs located here
- 160,136
- Daytime population
- 352,063Residents 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 Escambia 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 |
| 39Escambia County, FL | 55 | 132 | 10.2 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #824 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Escambia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Escambia County, FL?
There are 132 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. 31 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 74.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $463.3M a year, or $3,591 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Escambia County has 10.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Escambia County would have about 125, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,389 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 74.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Escambia County scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #824 of 2,063 scored counties.
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