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Coffee shops and cafes in Seminole County, FL

The coffee shops and cafes in Seminole County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #480 of 2,063 scored counties
#24 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
197
104 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
92
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$776.4M
On food away from home · $4,146 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
491,884
+4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $4,146 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Seminole County spend about $776.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Seminole County has 197 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 104 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 92 businesses with payroll in Seminole County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,035 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 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Seminole County.

Population estimates put the population change in Seminole County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Seminole County is 64 (upper middle), #480 of 2,063 scored counties and #24 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Seminole 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Seminole County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.510.411.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,0351,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,146$3,841$4,070
Median household income$85,761$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 92All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,073
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
25All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
197104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$6.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Seminole 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 Seminole County

Population, 2025 estimate
491,884+4.3% since 2020
Households
187,248
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,556
Median household income
$85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,520
Median home value
$386,900
Jobs located here
227,139
Daytime population
473,582Residents 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 counties in Florida for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with Seminole County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL90365.1$7.3M+21.1%#21 of 2,063
2Nassau County, FL85307.6$5.5M+17.4%#52 of 2,063
3Santa Rosa County, FL85567.7$5.4M+11.7%#53 of 2,063
4Baker County, FL8455.5$7.1M+5.8%#56 of 2,063
5Flagler County, FL81377.0$5.5M+21.0%#94 of 2,063
6Wakulla County, FL8197.1$5.4M+12.3%#95 of 2,063
7Clay County, FL80546.5$6.3M+9.4%#104 of 2,063
8Citrus County, FL78375.2$6.3M+11.1%#136 of 2,063
9Marion County, FL78955.8$5.8M+17.3%#141 of 2,063
10Pasco County, FL781697.2$5.2M+19.1%#143 of 2,063
24Seminole County, FL6419710.5$3.9M+4.3%#480 of 2,063

Other business types in Seminole County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Seminole County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 197 coffee shops and cafes in Seminole County. 104 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 29.6% 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 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Seminole County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $776.4M a year, or $4,146 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Seminole County, FL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Seminole County has 10.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Seminole County would have about 210, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,035 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #480 of 2,063 scored counties.

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