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Convenience stores in Martin County, FL

How Martin 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #519 of 2,261 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
50
39 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
29
+26.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$427.4M
On groceries · $6,304 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,272
+4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 convenience stores in Martin County. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 78%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Martin County comes to about $427.4M a year: $6,304 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 50 convenience stores, that is $8.5M per store, 9% above 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 29 businesses with payroll in Martin County classed as convenience stores, up 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,338 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Martin County is 67 (upper middle), #519 of 2,261 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Martin 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 Martin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.47.68.0
Spending per listing$8.5M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,3382,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.1%+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,304$6,077$6,319
Median household income$82,943$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 29+26.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5039 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The 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 Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,272+4.8% since 2020
Households
67,801
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,323
Median home value
$432,200
Jobs located here
78,861
Daytime population
172,767Residents 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 Martin 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
24Martin County, FL67507.4$8.5M+4.8%#519 of 2,261

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Martin County, FL?

Martin County has 50 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019.

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

About $427.4M a year, or $6,304 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 7.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.5M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Martin County would have about 54, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,338 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 67 for convenience stores (upper middle), #519 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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