Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Convenience stores in Columbia County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Columbia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,100 of 2,261 scored counties
#40 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 32
- 16 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $153.1M
- On groceries · $5,582 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 convenience stores in Columbia County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,582 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $153.1M a year on groceries. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,919 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,100 of 2,261 scored counties and #40 of 63 scored counties in Florida.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,919 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,582 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $434K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 90 | 86 | 7.4 | $9.3M | +25.0% | #38 of 2,261 |
| 2Flagler County, FL | 88 | 33 | 6.3 | $9.7M | +21.0% | #63 of 2,261 |
| 3Sumter County, FL | 87 | 44 | 6.3 | $9.7M | +21.1% | #72 of 2,261 |
| 4Santa Rosa County, FL | 82 | 64 | 8.8 | $7.3M | +11.7% | #134 of 2,261 |
| 5Sarasota County, FL | 81 | 120 | 5.7 | $11.1M | +10.0% | #139 of 2,261 |
| 6Collier County, FL | 80 | 108 | 6.5 | $10M | +10.6% | #168 of 2,261 |
| 7Clay County, FL | 80 | 66 | 7.9 | $8M | +9.4% | #174 of 2,261 |
| 8Walton County, FL | 80 | 34 | 9.9 | $6.4M | +22.9% | #179 of 2,261 |
| 9Charlotte County, FL | 78 | 62 | 6.8 | $8.6M | +15.5% | #229 of 2,261 |
| 10Lee County, FL | 77 | 234 | 7.1 | $8.5M | +14.4% | #254 of 2,261 |
| 40Columbia County, FL | 51 | 32 | 11.7 | $4.8M | +6.2% | #1,100 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores51
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Columbia County, FL?
Columbia County has 32 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on groceries?
About $153.1M a year, or $5,582 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Columbia County has 11.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Columbia County would have about 19, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,919 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 51 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,100 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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