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Coffee shops and cafes in Sarasota County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Sarasota County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #583 of 2,063 scored counties
#28 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 255
- 90 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +41.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $865.4M
- On food away from home · $4,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sarasota County spend about $865.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,078 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 255 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 255 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sarasota County was 109 in 2023, up 41.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,947 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sarasota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sarasota County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #583 of 2,063 scored counties and #28 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,947 | 1,910 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.6% | +35.2% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,078 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 109All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +41.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25590 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 234The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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 |
| 28Sarasota County, FL | 61 | 255 | 12.0 | $3.4M | +10.0% | #583 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Sarasota County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops87
- Pizza84
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
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
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Sarasota County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 255 coffee shops and cafes in Sarasota County. 90 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 41.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $865.4M a year, or $4,078 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 255 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Sarasota County has 12.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 234, against 255 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,947 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 61 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #583 of 2,063 scored counties.
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