Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Convenience stores in Volusia County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Volusia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,032 of 2,261 scored counties
#39 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 257
- 201 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- +16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries · $5,882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Volusia County comes to about $1.4B a year: $5,882 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 257 convenience stores on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. 201 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Volusia County was 100 in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,419 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Volusia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,032 of 2,261 scored counties and #39 of 63 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,419 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.3% | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,882 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 100+16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257201 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 181The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Volusia County marked.
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 |
| 39Volusia County, FL | 53 | 257 | 10.6 | $5.5M | +9.1% | #1,032 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Volusia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores61
- Grocery stores74
- Convenience stores53
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 Volusia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 257 convenience stores in Volusia County. 201 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $5,882 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 257 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Volusia County has 10.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Volusia County would have about 181, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,419 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 53 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,032 of 2,261 scored counties.
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