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Convenience stores in Collier County, FL

How Collier County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #168 of 2,261 scored counties
#6 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
108
83 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
46
+43.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On groceries · $6,501 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

For convenience stores, Collier County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #168 of 2,261 scored counties and #6 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 convenience stores in Collier County. 83 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $6,501 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Collier County spend about $1.1B a year on groceries. Spread across 108 convenience stores, that is $10M per store, 27% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Collier County was 46 in 2023, up 43.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,606 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Collier County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Collier 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 Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.57.68.0
Spending per listing$10M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,6062,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+43.8%+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,501$6,077$6,319
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score8054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 46+43.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
421
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10883 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
137The 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 Collier 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 Collier County

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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Convenience stores across Florida

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

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Collier County, FL?

There are 108 convenience stores on map listings in Collier County as of September 2026. 83 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 43.8% from 2019.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $6,501 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Collier County has 6.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Collier County would have about 137, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,606 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 80 for convenience stores (high), #168 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 Collier County

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