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Coffee shops and cafes in Pasco County, FL
How Pasco 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #143 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 169
- 68 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +78.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $881.6M
- On food away from home · $3,733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 674,516
- +19.1% since 2020
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What this means
Pasco County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #143 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 coffee shops and cafes in Pasco County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Pasco County comes to about $881.6M a year: $3,733 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per cafe, 41% 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 89 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pasco County in 2023, up 78.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,654 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. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pasco County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pasco County grew 19.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pasco 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 | Pasco County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,654 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +78.0% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,733 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,492 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 89All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +78.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,087
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16968 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pasco 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 Pasco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 674,516+19.1% since 2020
- Households
- 236,163
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 747 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 819
- Median household income
- $70,492+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,352
- Median home value
- $300,900
- Jobs located here
- 148,907
- Daytime population
- 501,039Residents 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 Pasco 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 |
Other business types in Pasco County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants77
- Fast food and sandwich shops76
- Pizza75
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Pasco County, FL?
Pasco County has 169 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 78.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pasco County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $881.6M a year, or $3,733 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 236,163 households in Pasco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pasco County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pasco County has 7.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pasco County would have about 238, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,654 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 78.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Pasco County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pasco County at 674,516 people in 2025, up 19.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 236,163 households. The median household income in Pasco County is $70,492 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Pasco County scores 78 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #143 of 2,063 scored counties.
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