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Coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, FL
The coffee shops and cafes in Hamilton County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On food away from home · $2,824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 14,180
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hamilton County spend about $12.1M a year on food away from home, or $2,824 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.1M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There is 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, Hamilton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $12.1M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,824 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,144 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,180+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,281
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,597
- Median home value
- $111,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 11,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $12.1M | +3.3% |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Hamilton County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 coffee shop or cafe in Hamilton County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hamilton County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $12.1M a year, or $2,824 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, it comes to $12.1M 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 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hamilton County has 1 coffee shop or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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