Tropical Smoothie Cafe
689 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 56,202 residents and a $84,022 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Tropical Smoothie Cafe trade area holds more beauty, apparel and medical — and less education, lodging and bars.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a franchise. Its investment range, fees and FDD details live on FranchiseLens: Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchise economics →
Inspections. How Tropical Smoothie Cafe's Florida stores run against their county baseline, on InspectLens: How Tropical Smoothie Cafe's Florida stores run →
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 4,380 | 7,171 | 11,466 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 34,839 | 56,202 | 85,490 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 76,569 | 132,941 | 200,593 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 13,483 | 22,261 | 33,352 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $66,502 | $84,022 | $108,006 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 36.1 | 38.7 | 41.4 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 53.9% | 63.3% | 73.0% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 56.6% | 63.5% | 70.5% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 5,215 | 9,161 | 15,073 |
How you get there
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to a traffic signalSignalised intersections are the cheapest available proxy for an arterial with turning access. | 100 m | 143 m | 225 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 60 m | 200 m | 1.5 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 250 m | 789 m | 1.9 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 13 | 23 | 38 |
What else is there
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to the nearest business of the same kindAny business in the chain's own category - an independent counts the same as a national brand. Reads 50 km when there is nothing of the kind within 50 km. | 79 m | 120 m | 203 m | |
| Businesses of the same kind within 3 miA grocer's competitors are other grocers, a gym's are other gyms. The chain's own stores are excluded. | 25 | 40 | 60 | |
| Mapped POIs per resident (3 mi)A coverage flag, not a market signal: a low value can mean an empty trade area or a thinly mapped one. | 0.0055 | 0.0077 | 0.0112 |
The retail mix around its sites
Median count of each category within 3 miles, and that category's share of all mapped retail in the ring. The share is what makes this a fingerprint rather than a density reading — it is what separates a Walmart trade area from a Starbucks one.
| Category | Median within 3 mi | Share of mix | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty | 21 | 4.9% | |
| Apparel | 9 | 2.1% | |
| Medical | 19 | 4.3% | |
| Professional services | 8 | 2.0% | |
| Fitness | 11 | 2.5% | |
| Restaurants | 51 | 12.2% | |
| Other retail | 89 | 20.2% | |
| Banks | 17 | 4.0% | |
| Fast food | 41 | 9.5% | |
| Coffee | 9 | 2.1% | |
| Convenience | 15 | 3.5% | |
| Big box | 9 | 1.9% | |
| Pharmacy | 7 | 1.5% | |
| Grocery | 9 | 2.1% | |
| Home improvement | 4 | 0.9% | |
| Auto | 46 | 10.7% | |
| Entertainment | 3 | 0.7% | |
| Bars | 4 | 1.0% | |
| Lodging | 10 | 2.1% | |
| Education | 22 | 5.2% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 53 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 32 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 27 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 26 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 25 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 18 |
| Richmond, VA | 17 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 15 |
Top states
| VA | 95 |
| FL | 69 |
| MI | 68 |
| TX | 52 |
| MD | 41 |
| NC | 31 |
| IL | 29 |
| GA | 27 |
What the “vs typical site” column means. It is this chain's median divided by the median across all 173,178 tracked retail sites. 1.00× is exactly typical. It describes where the chain is today; it is not a prediction and not a judgement about any individual location.
Every count around a Tropical Smoothie Cafe site is computed with Tropical Smoothie Cafe itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.