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Coffee shops and cafes in Suwannee County, FL

How Suwannee 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #790 of 2,063 scored counties
#37 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
15
6 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$51.4M
On food away from home · $3,190 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,149
+10.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 coffee shops and cafes in Suwannee County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Suwannee County comes to about $51.4M a year: $3,190 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 7% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Suwannee County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,222 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 also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $576K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Suwannee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Suwannee County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Suwannee County is 56 (upper middle), #790 of 2,063 scored counties and #37 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Suwannee 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 Suwannee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSuwannee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.310.411.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,2221,9101,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.2%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,190$3,841$4,070
Median household income$56,658$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5660

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$820K
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$576K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
48,149+10.6% since 2020
Households
16,112
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
689 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$56,658+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,048
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
11,204
Daytime population
40,506Residents 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 Suwannee 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
37Suwannee County, FL56159.3$3.4M+10.6%#790 of 2,063

Other business types in Suwannee County

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

Questions

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

There are 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Suwannee County as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $51.4M a year, or $3,190 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 16,112 households in Suwannee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Suwannee County has 9.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Suwannee County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,222 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Suwannee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Suwannee County at 48,149 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,112 households. The median household income in Suwannee County is $56,658 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Suwannee County scores 56 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #790 of 2,063 scored counties.

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