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Convenience stores in Seminole County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #438 of 2,261 scored counties
#17 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
153
117 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
58
−1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On groceries · $6,375 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
491,884
+4.3% 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 153 convenience stores in Seminole County. Of those, 117 are chain locations, or 76%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Seminole County comes to about $1.2B a year: $6,375 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.8M per store, in line with 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 Seminole County was 58 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,228 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Seminole County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Seminole County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #438 of 2,261 scored counties and #17 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Seminole 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 Seminole County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.27.68.0
Spending per listing$7.8M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,2282,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.7%+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,375$6,077$6,319
Median household income$85,761$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 58−1.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
406
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
153117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
152The 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 Seminole 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 Seminole County

Population, 2025 estimate
491,884+4.3% since 2020
Households
187,248
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,556
Median household income
$85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,520
Median home value
$386,900
Jobs located here
227,139
Daytime population
473,582Residents 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 Seminole 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
17Seminole County, FL701538.2$7.8M+4.3%#438 of 2,261

Other business types in Seminole County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Seminole County, FL?

Seminole County has 153 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 117 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.

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

About $1.2B a year, or $6,375 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seminole County has 8.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Seminole County would have about 152, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,228 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 70 for convenience stores (upper middle), #438 of 2,261 scored counties.

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