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Convenience stores in Hamilton County, FL
The convenience stores in Hamilton County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,116 of 2,261 scored counties
#62 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 11
- 5 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22M
- On groceries · $5,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,180
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #2,116 of 2,261 scored counties and #62 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 convenience stores in Hamilton County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,143 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $22M a year on groceries. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 75% below 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 Hamilton County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,427 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,427 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,143 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,144 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $201K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 115 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,180+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,281
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,597
- Median home value
- $111,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 11,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 62Hamilton County, FL | 16 | 11 | 25.7 | $2M | +3.3% | #2,116 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores20
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores16
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 Hamilton County, FL?
There are 11 convenience stores on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hamilton County, FL spend on groceries?
About $22M a year, or $5,143 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Hamilton County has 25.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2M, 75% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 3, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,427 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County scores 16 for convenience stores (low), #2,116 of 2,261 scored counties.
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