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Restaurants and cafes in Lafayette County, FL
The restaurants and cafes in Lafayette County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On food away from home · $3,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $742K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.8
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,792
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,100 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $8.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $742K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 11 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 41.8 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Lafayette County in 2023. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lafayette County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Lafayette 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 restaurants 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 | Lafayette County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.8 | 112.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $742K | $342K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 223 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,100 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,757 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $707K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Lafayette 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.
Population and households in Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,792+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 2,632
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 543 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $62,757
- Average household income
- $68,809
- Median home value
- $157,200
- Jobs located here
- 1,335
- Daytime population
- 6,482Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 90 | 337 | 47.9 | $782K | +21.1% | #22 of 2,405 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 86 | 552 | 76.0 | $548K | +11.7% | #53 of 2,405 |
| 3Gilchrist County, FL | 82 | 43 | 60.1 | $581K | +14.5% | #106 of 2,405 |
| 4Flagler County, FL | 82 | 390 | 74.2 | $523K | +21.0% | #112 of 2,405 |
| 5Wakulla County, FL | 82 | 100 | 78.5 | $486K | +12.3% | #113 of 2,405 |
| 6Union County, FL | 80 | 22 | 51.0 | $664K | +5.2% | #132 of 2,405 |
| 7Clay County, FL | 79 | 677 | 80.9 | $499K | +9.4% | #157 of 2,405 |
| 8Pasco County, FL | 78 | 1,850 | 78.3 | $477K | +19.1% | #184 of 2,405 |
| 9Glades County, FL | 77 | 24 | 53.3 | $572K | +9.9% | #195 of 2,405 |
| 10Charlotte County, FL | 77 | 703 | 77.6 | $463K | +15.5% | #209 of 2,405 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Not scored | 11 | 41.8 | $742K | +6.8% |
Other business types in Lafayette County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Lafayette County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 restaurants and cafes in Lafayette County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lafayette County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $8.2M a year, or $3,100 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $742K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,632 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, FL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Lafayette County has 41.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $742K, twice the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 8,792 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,632 households. Median household income in Lafayette County is $62,757, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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