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Coffee shops and cafes in Leon County, FL
How Leon 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #980 of 2,063 scored counties
#43 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 120
- 68 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $444.4M
- On food away from home · $3,625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 coffee shops and cafes in Leon County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,625 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Leon County spend about $444.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with 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 59 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Leon County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,078 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 also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Leon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Leon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Leon County is 51 (upper middle), #980 of 2,063 scored counties and #43 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,078 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,625 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 59All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 855
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12068 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents 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 Leon 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 |
| 43Leon County, FL | 51 | 120 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +1.7% | #980 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Leon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops37
- Pizza47
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
Groceries and convenience
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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 Leon County, FL?
There are 120 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Leon County as of September 2026. 68 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $444.4M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Leon County has 9.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with 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 2,078 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 51 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #980 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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