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Coffee shops and cafes in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #31 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
58
19 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
31
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$271.2M
On food away from home · $3,829 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,799
+7.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #31 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for coffee shops and cafes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 coffee shops and cafes in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area comes to about $271.2M a year: $3,829 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 26% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,284 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. Population estimates show the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.210.411.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,2841,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.0%+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,829$3,841$4,070
Median household income$73,491$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
328
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
172,799+7.7% since 2020
Households
70,816
Median age
52.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
332
Median household income
$73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,404
Median home value
$351,500
Jobs located here
57,126
Daytime population
157,374Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL89365.1$7.3M+21.1%#1 of 387
2Punta Gorda, FL80637.0$5.2M+15.5%#9 of 387
3Ocala, FL79955.8$5.8M+17.3%#11 of 387
4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL792016.9$5M+19.8%#14 of 387
5Homosassa Springs, FL78375.2$6.3M+11.1%#17 of 387
6Port St. Lucie, FL761617.8$4.8M+16.0%#23 of 387
7Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL74588.2$4.7M+7.7%#31 of 387
8Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL703049.3$4.1M+14.4%#43 of 387
9Sebring, FL69326.8$4.6M+9.7%#52 of 387
10Naples-Marco Island, FL6917010.2$4.2M+10.6%#53 of 387

Other business types in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area?

There are 58 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area spend on food away from home?

About $271.2M a year, or $3,829 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 70,816 households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area has 8.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area would have about 73, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,284 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. The median household income in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area is $73,491 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #31 of 387 scored metro areas.

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