Food and drink · Small-town market · Florida
Coffee shops and cafes in the Palatka, FL area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Palatka, FL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 529 scored small-town markets
#4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 26
- 6 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $94.9M
- On food away from home · $3,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,734
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 coffee shops and cafes in the Palatka area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in the Palatka area spend about $94.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,026 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Palatka area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 5,227 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $962K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Palatka area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Palatka area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Palatka area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #156 of 529 scored small-town markets and #4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Palatka area 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 | Palatka area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 5,227 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,026 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $47,934 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $956K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 266 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $962K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Palatka area, 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 the Palatka area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,734+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,360
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 728 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $47,934+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,007
- Median home value
- $160,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,308
- Daytime population
- 63,587Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Palatka area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arcadia, FL | 74 | 5 | 3.9 | $7.6M | +8.8% | #30 of 529 |
| 2Okeechobee, FL | 67 | 12 | 7.9 | $4.1M | +7.4% | #85 of 529 |
| 3Clewiston, FL | 62 | 16 | 8.6 | $3.8M | +18.8% | #139 of 529 |
| 4Palatka, FL | 61 | 26 | 8.3 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #156 of 529 |
| 5Lake City, FL | 57 | 24 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +6.2% | #195 of 529 |
| 6Key West-Key Largo, FL | 26 | 119 | 34.6 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #497 of 529 |
Other business types in the Palatka area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes71
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops77
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Palatka, FL area?
The Palatka area has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Palatka, FL area spend on food away from home?
About $94.9M a year, or $3,026 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 31,360 households in the Palatka area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Palatka, FL area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Palatka area has 8.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 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 5,227 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Palatka, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Palatka area at 77,734 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,360 households. The median household income in the Palatka area is $47,934 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Palatka area scores 61 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #156 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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