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Coffee shops and cafes in Palm Beach County, FL
The coffee shops and cafes in Palm Beach County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #702 of 2,063 scored counties
#34 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 647
- 269 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 395
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On food away from home · $4,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,726
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 647 coffee shops and cafes in Palm Beach County. Of those, 269 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Palm Beach County comes to about $2.5B a year: $4,152 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 647 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.9M per cafe, 5% above 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 395 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Palm Beach County in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,533 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 105 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Palm Beach County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palm Beach County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Palm Beach County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #702 of 2,063 scored counties and #34 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Palm Beach 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 | Palm Beach County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,533 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.3% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,152 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,581 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 308 → 395All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +28.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,722
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $89.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 105All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 647269 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 679The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 605,430
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,964 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,577
- Median home value
- $447,300
- Jobs located here
- 678,049
- Daytime population
- 1,576,309Residents 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 |
| 34Palm Beach County, FL | 58 | 647 | 10.7 | $3.9M | +5.5% | #702 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Palm Beach County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants47
- Fast food and sandwich shops75
- Pizza74
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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 Palm Beach County, FL?
There are 647 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Palm Beach County as of September 2026. 269 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 395 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 28.3% 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 105 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Palm Beach County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $2.5B a year, or $4,152 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 647 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Palm Beach County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Palm Beach County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 679, against 647 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 58 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #702 of 2,063 scored counties.
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