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Convenience stores in Glades County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,524 of 2,261 scored counties
#49 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On groceries · $5,322 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,270
+9.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 convenience stores in Glades County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 66% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,322 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Glades County spend about $23.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $4M per store, 49% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Glades County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Glades County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Glades County is 39 (lower middle), #1,524 of 2,261 scored counties and #49 of 63 scored counties in Florida.

How Glades 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 Glades County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGlades CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.37.68.0
Spending per listing$4M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,322$6,077$6,319
Median household income$45,870$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Glades 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 Glades County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,270+9.9% since 2020
Households
4,500
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
807 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$45,870+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,018
Median home value
$137,000
Jobs located here
2,406
Daytime population
10,623Residents 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 Glades 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
49Glades County, FL39613.3$4M+9.9%#1,524 of 2,261

Other business types in Glades County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Glades County, FL?

There are 6 convenience stores on map listings in Glades County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Glades County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $23.9M a year, or $5,322 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,500 households in Glades County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glades County has 13.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Glades County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Glades County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Glades County at 13,270 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,500 households. Median household income in Glades County is $45,870, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Glades County scores 39 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,524 of 2,261 scored counties.

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