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Restaurants and cafes in Union County, FL
The restaurants and cafes in Union County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #132 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 22
- 7 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On food away from home · $3,384 a household
- Spending per listing
- $664K
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.0
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,250
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For restaurants and cafes, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #132 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for restaurants and cafes.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 restaurants and cafes in Union County. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 51.0 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Union County spend about $14.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,384 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $664K per restaurant, 79% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 540 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates show Union County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.0 | 112.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $664K | $342K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 540 | 223 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,384 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,146 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,250+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,316
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 244 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $64,146+44.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,348
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,056
- Daytime population
- 12,718Residents 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 |
Other business types in Union County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Union County, FL?
Union County has 22 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $14.6M a year, or $3,384 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $664K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,316 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, FL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Union County has 51.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $664K, 79% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Union County would have about 39, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 540 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 16,250 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,316 households. The median household income in Union County is $64,146 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.9% 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. Union County scores 80 for restaurants and cafes (high), #132 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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