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Convenience stores in Walton County, FL
How Walton 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #179 of 2,261 scored counties
#8 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 34
- 18 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $217.3M
- On groceries · $6,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,288
- +22.9% since 2020
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What this means
Walton County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #179 of 2,261 scored counties and #8 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 convenience stores in Walton County. 18 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Walton County spend about $217.3M a year on groceries, or $6,325 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% below 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 4 businesses with payroll in Walton County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 8,591 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Walton County grew 22.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Walton 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 | Walton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,591 | 2,728 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,325 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,986 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $669K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,288+22.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,362
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,986+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,042
- Median home value
- $425,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,667
- Daytime population
- 84,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Walton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores78
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores80
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 Walton County, FL?
Walton County has 34 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Walton County, FL spend on groceries?
About $217.3M a year, or $6,325 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 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,362 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, FL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Walton County has 9.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Walton County would have about 28, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,591 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Walton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 93,288 people in 2025, up 22.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,362 households. Median household income in Walton County is $81,986, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.1%, 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. Walton County scores 80 for convenience stores (high), #179 of 2,261 scored counties.
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