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Coffee shops and cafes in Miami-Dade County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Miami-Dade County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,217 of 2,063 scored counties
#48 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
1,218
402 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
637
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.7B
On food away from home · $3,806 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,802,029
+4.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,218 coffee shops and cafes in Miami-Dade County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,806 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Miami-Dade County spend about $3.7B a year on food away from home. That is about $3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 18% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Miami-Dade County was 637 in 2023, up 35.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,531 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 342 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Miami-Dade County.

Population estimates show Miami-Dade County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miami-Dade County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,217 of 2,063 scored counties and #48 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Miami-Dade 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Miami-Dade County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMiami-Dade CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.510.411.0
Spending per listing$3M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,5311,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.2%+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,806$3,841$4,070
Median household income$71,753$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
471 → 637All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,232
Annual payroll, 2023
$152M
One-person businesses, 2023
342All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,218402 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,002The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
19
Amount
$6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,802,029+4.0% since 2020
Households
975,411
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,441
Median household income
$71,753+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,335
Median home value
$463,000
Jobs located here
1,244,071
Daytime population
2,811,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with Miami-Dade County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL90365.1$7.3M+21.1%#21 of 2,063
2Nassau County, FL85307.6$5.5M+17.4%#52 of 2,063
3Santa Rosa County, FL85567.7$5.4M+11.7%#53 of 2,063
4Baker County, FL8455.5$7.1M+5.8%#56 of 2,063
5Flagler County, FL81377.0$5.5M+21.0%#94 of 2,063
6Wakulla County, FL8197.1$5.4M+12.3%#95 of 2,063
7Clay County, FL80546.5$6.3M+9.4%#104 of 2,063
8Citrus County, FL78375.2$6.3M+11.1%#136 of 2,063
9Marion County, FL78955.8$5.8M+17.3%#141 of 2,063
10Pasco County, FL781697.2$5.2M+19.1%#143 of 2,063
48Miami-Dade County, FL451,21812.5$3M+4.0%#1,217 of 2,063

Other business types in Miami-Dade County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Miami-Dade County, FL?

There are 1,218 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Miami-Dade County as of September 2026. 402 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 637 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 35.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 342 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Miami-Dade County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $3.7B a year, or $3,806 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,218 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 975,411 households in Miami-Dade County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Miami-Dade County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Miami-Dade County has 12.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Miami-Dade County would have about 1,002, against 1,218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,531 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Miami-Dade County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Miami-Dade County at 2,802,029 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 975,411 households. The median household income in Miami-Dade County is $71,753 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Miami-Dade County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,217 of 2,063 scored counties.

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