Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Florida
Convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 1,039
- 722 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- +18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.1B
- On groceries · $6,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,418,895
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,093 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area spend about $8.1B a year on groceries. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 1,039 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 722 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area was 452 in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,943 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #161 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area 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 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,943 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.3% | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,093 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,392 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 452+18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,884
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,039722 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,029The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, 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 the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,418,895+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,330,303
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,314
- Median household income
- $74,392+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,527
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,535,800
- Daytime population
- 3,350,045Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 79 | 44 | 6.3 | $9.7M | +21.1% | #24 of 387 |
| 2Naples-Marco Island, FL | 73 | 108 | 6.5 | $10M | +10.6% | #46 of 387 |
| 3North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 68 | 252 | 6.5 | $9.6M | +13.2% | #70 of 387 |
| 4Punta Gorda, FL | 67 | 62 | 6.8 | $8.6M | +15.5% | #76 of 387 |
| 5Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 66 | 234 | 7.1 | $8.5M | +14.4% | #86 of 387 |
| 6Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 63 | 1,085 | 4.6 | $13.2M | +4.2% | #104 of 387 |
| 7Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 62 | 42 | 5.9 | $10.2M | +7.7% | #114 of 387 |
| 8Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 61 | 114 | 9.5 | $6.6M | +9.4% | #122 of 387 |
| 9Port St. Lucie, FL | 58 | 144 | 7.0 | $8.6M | +16.0% | #148 of 387 |
| 10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 56 | 1,039 | 7.8 | $7.8M | +7.3% | #161 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores57
- Convenience stores56
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 the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,039 convenience stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. 722 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area spend on groceries?
About $8.1B a year, or $6,093 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,039 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,330,303 households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below 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 U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area would have about 1,029, against 1,039 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,943 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area at 3,418,895 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,330,303 households. The median household income in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is $74,392 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area scores 56 for convenience stores (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas.
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