Food and drink · Metro area · Florida
Restaurants and cafes in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area
The restaurants and cafes in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #117 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 1,829
- 562 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 832
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $718.8M
- On food away from home · $4,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $393K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 110.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,131
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,829 restaurants and cafes in the Naples-Marco Island metro area. 562 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 110.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.
At $4,334 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Naples-Marco Island metro area spend about $718.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $393K per restaurant, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
In 2023, official counts showed 832 businesses with payroll in the Naples-Marco Island metro area classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 199 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 242 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $25.7M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Naples-Marco Island metro area.
Population estimates show the Naples-Marco Island metro area grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Naples-Marco Island metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #117 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Naples-Marco Island 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 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 | Naples-Marco Island metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 110.3 | 112.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $393K | $342K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 199 | 223 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +11.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,334 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $90,045 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 832+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 19,724
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $548.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 242Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,829562 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,939The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 42
- Amount
- $25.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Naples-Marco Island 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.
Population and households in the Naples-Marco Island metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,131+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 165,875
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 199
- Median household income
- $90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,201
- Median home value
- $540,700
- Jobs located here
- 165,588
- Daytime population
- 398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Naples-Marco Island metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 89 | 337 | 47.9 | $782K | +21.1% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 84 | 703 | 77.6 | $463K | +15.5% | #9 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 78 | 480 | 67.3 | $486K | +11.1% | #21 of 387 |
| 4Ocala, FL | 78 | 1,226 | 74.4 | $446K | +17.3% | #25 of 387 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 78 | 2,394 | 82.7 | $423K | +19.8% | #26 of 387 |
| 6Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 77 | 643 | 90.8 | $422K | +7.7% | #32 of 387 |
| 7Port St. Lucie, FL | 76 | 1,847 | 90.0 | $422K | +16.0% | #36 of 387 |
| 8North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 74 | 3,949 | 101.5 | $396K | +13.2% | #40 of 387 |
| 9Sebring, FL | 69 | 355 | 75.7 | $415K | +9.7% | #69 of 387 |
| 10Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 66 | 2,635 | 102.3 | $383K | +9.1% | #88 of 387 |
| 13Naples-Marco Island, FL | 62 | 1,829 | 110.3 | $393K | +10.6% | #117 of 387 |
Other business types in the Naples-Marco Island metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops93
- Pizza83
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area?
There are 1,829 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Naples-Marco Island metro area as of September 2026. 562 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 832 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Official counts list 242 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area spend on food away from home?
About $718.8M a year, or $4,334 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,829 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $393K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in the Naples-Marco Island metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The Naples-Marco Island metro area has 110.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $393K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Naples-Marco Island metro area would have about 1,939, against 1,829 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 199 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Naples-Marco Island metro area at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. The median household income in the Naples-Marco Island metro area is $90,045 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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 Naples-Marco Island metro area scores 62 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #117 of 387 scored metro areas.
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