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Convenience stores in Hardee County, FL
The convenience stores in Hardee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,036 of 2,261 scored counties
#61 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.7M
- On groceries · $5,566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,932
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Hardee County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #2,036 of 2,261 scored counties and #61 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 convenience stores in Hardee County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,566 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Hardee County spend about $45.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.9M per store, 64% 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 Hardee County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,174 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hardee County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hardee 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 | Hardee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,174 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,566 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,489 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $359K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Hardee 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 Hardee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,932+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,219
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $60,489+56.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,981
- Median home value
- $153,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,991
- Daytime population
- 22,490Residents 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 |
| 61Hardee County, FL | 20 | 16 | 19.5 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #2,036 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Hardee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores24
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores20
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 Hardee County, FL?
Hardee County has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) 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 Hardee County, FL spend on groceries?
About $45.7M a year, or $5,566 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,219 households in Hardee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardee County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Hardee County has 19.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Hardee County would have about 6, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,174 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hardee County at 25,932 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,219 households. Median household income in Hardee County is $60,489, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.4%, 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. Hardee County scores 20 for convenience stores (low), #2,036 of 2,261 scored counties.
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