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Convenience stores in Charlotte County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Charlotte County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #229 of 2,261 scored counties
#9 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
62
45 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$533.2M
On groceries · $5,889 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,212
+15.5% 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

At $5,889 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $533.2M a year on groceries. That is about $8.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Charlotte County has 62 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 73%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Charlotte County in 2023. That is one for every 5,030 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Charlotte County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Charlotte County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #229 of 2,261 scored counties and #9 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Charlotte County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Charlotte County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCharlotte CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.87.68.0
Spending per listing$8.6M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment5,0302,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,889$6,077$6,319
Median household income$69,952$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 18
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 convenience stores in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County

Population, 2025 estimate
217,212+15.5% since 2020
Households
90,542
Median age
58.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,474
Median home value
$328,900
Jobs located here
57,938
Daytime population
192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Charlotte County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL90867.4$9.3M+25.0%#38 of 2,261
2Flagler County, FL88336.3$9.7M+21.0%#63 of 2,261
3Sumter County, FL87446.3$9.7M+21.1%#72 of 2,261
4Santa Rosa County, FL82648.8$7.3M+11.7%#134 of 2,261
5Sarasota County, FL811205.7$11.1M+10.0%#139 of 2,261
6Collier County, FL801086.5$10M+10.6%#168 of 2,261
7Clay County, FL80667.9$8M+9.4%#174 of 2,261
8Walton County, FL80349.9$6.4M+22.9%#179 of 2,261
9Charlotte County, FL78626.8$8.6M+15.5%#229 of 2,261
10Lee County, FL772347.1$8.5M+14.4%#254 of 2,261

Other business types in Charlotte County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Charlotte County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 convenience stores in Charlotte County. 45 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Charlotte County, FL spend on groceries?

About $533.2M a year, or $5,889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,542 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charlotte County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Charlotte County has 6.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 68, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,030 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Charlotte County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Charlotte County at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in Charlotte County is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Charlotte County scores 78 for convenience stores (high), #229 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Charlotte County

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