Groceries and convenience · County · South Carolina
Convenience stores in Florence County, SC
The convenience stores in Florence County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,951 of 2,261 scored counties
#28 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 83
- 35 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +27.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $295.6M
- On groceries · $5,593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Florence County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,951 of 2,261 scored counties and #28 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 convenience stores in Florence County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,593 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Florence County spend about $295.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.6M per store, 55% 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 37 businesses with payroll in Florence County classed as convenience stores, up 27.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,429 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Florence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Florence County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,429 | 3,110 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.6% | +45.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,593 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 37+27.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beaufort County, SC | 87 | 64 | 7.8 | $8.3M | +8.9% | #76 of 2,261 |
| 2Greenville County, SC | 79 | 170 | 7.7 | $8M | +10.6% | #201 of 2,261 |
| 3Dorchester County, SC | 73 | 59 | 9.3 | $6.6M | +10.1% | #358 of 2,261 |
| 4York County, SC | 72 | 104 | 9.1 | $7M | +8.1% | #381 of 2,261 |
| 5Berkeley County, SC | 71 | 95 | 10.1 | $6.1M | +18.7% | #416 of 2,261 |
| 6Charleston County, SC | 68 | 186 | 10.4 | $6.2M | +6.4% | #503 of 2,261 |
| 7Aiken County, SC | 61 | 81 | 11.6 | $5.1M | +7.3% | #737 of 2,261 |
| 8Horry County, SC | 60 | 187 | 11.8 | $4.9M | +20.9% | #778 of 2,261 |
| 9Kershaw County, SC | 59 | 29 | 10.8 | $5.4M | +11.6% | #809 of 2,261 |
| 10Lexington County, SC | 58 | 122 | 10.0 | $6.1M | +7.7% | #834 of 2,261 |
| 28Florence County, SC | 24 | 83 | 15.7 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #1,951 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Florence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores24
- Grocery stores29
- Convenience stores24
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 Florence County, SC?
Florence County has 83 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 27.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on groceries?
About $295.6M a year, or $5,593 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Florence County has 15.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Florence County would have about 38, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,429 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 24 for convenience stores (low), #1,951 of 2,261 scored counties.
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