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Convenience stores in Wakulla County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #607 of 2,261 scored counties
#30 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
15
8 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$77.9M
On groceries · $6,108 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,089
+12.3% 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

Household spending on groceries in Wakulla County comes to about $77.9M a year: $6,108 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Wakulla County has 15 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Wakulla County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wakulla County grew 12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wakulla County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #607 of 2,261 scored counties and #30 of 63 scored counties in Florida.

How Wakulla 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 Wakulla County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWakulla CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.87.68.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7283,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,108$6,077$6,319
Median household income$81,895$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6554

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
158 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Wakulla 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 Wakulla County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,089+12.3% since 2020
Households
12,745
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
606 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$81,895+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,556
Median home value
$258,300
Jobs located here
6,266
Daytime population
26,009Residents 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 Wakulla 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
30Wakulla County, FL651511.8$5.2M+12.3%#607 of 2,261

Other business types in Wakulla County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Wakulla County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 convenience stores in Wakulla County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Wakulla County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $77.9M a year, or $6,108 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 12,745 households in Wakulla County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wakulla County has 11.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wakulla County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Wakulla County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Wakulla County at 38,089 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,745 households. The median household income in Wakulla County is $81,895 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Wakulla County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #607 of 2,261 scored counties.

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