Market rankings · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Florida
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Florida, ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 15,258
- 7,446 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 7,058
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.2B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 58 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Florida by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 15,258 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Florida as of September 2026. Of those, 7,446 are chain locations, or 49%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Florida spend about $53.2B a year on groceries, or $6,077 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Florida was 7,058 in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,240 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 188 SBA-backed loans worth $140.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Florida.
Among the 50 states and DC, Florida ranks #17 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle). Of the 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest (87). Of the 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Lake City area scores highest (62).
Every market in Florida for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Florida, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 87 | 84 | 11.9 | $5.1M | +21.1% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 77 | 127 | 14.0 | $4.2M | +15.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 3North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 73 | 585 | 15.0 | $4.2M | +13.2% | #42 of 387 |
| 4Naples-Marco Island, FL | 70 | 281 | 16.9 | $3.8M | +10.6% | #59 of 387 |
| 5Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 69 | 512 | 15.6 | $3.9M | +14.4% | #65 of 387 |
| 6Homosassa Springs, FL | 64 | 105 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +11.1% | #99 of 387 |
| 7Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 63 | 452 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +9.1% | #109 of 387 |
| 8Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 63 | 244 | 20.4 | $3.1M | +9.4% | #110 of 387 |
| 9Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 62 | 107 | 15.1 | $4M | +7.7% | #116 of 387 |
| 10Port St. Lucie, FL | 59 | 330 | 16.1 | $3.8M | +16.0% | #133 of 387 |
| 11Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 59 | 1,860 | 18.2 | $3.4M | +10.3% | #135 of 387 |
| 12Ocala, FL | 58 | 281 | 17.0 | $3.3M | +17.3% | #144 of 387 |
| 13Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 57 | 2,273 | 17.1 | $3.6M | +7.3% | #151 of 387 |
| 14Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 56 | 471 | 16.3 | $3.6M | +19.8% | #158 of 387 |
| 15Tallahassee, FL | 55 | 259 | 16.4 | $3.5M | +3.1% | #169 of 387 |
| 16Jacksonville, FL | 55 | 1,257 | 19.0 | $3.3M | +10.7% | #170 of 387 |
| 17Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 54 | 538 | 18.3 | $3.2M | +11.2% | #176 of 387 |
| 18Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 53 | 3,839 | 16.4 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #179 of 387 |
| 19Sebring, FL | 53 | 75 | 16.0 | $3.4M | +9.7% | #181 of 387 |
| 20Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 50 | 404 | 20.0 | $3M | +6.5% | #201 of 387 |
| 21Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 47 | 182 | 20.7 | $2.9M | +15.7% | #222 of 387 |
| 22Gainesville, FL | 42 | 276 | 19.4 | $3M | +5.4% | #250 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake City, FL | 62 | 57 | 20.8 | $2.7M | +6.2% | #161 of 538 |
| 2Arcadia, FL | 47 | 23 | 17.9 | $3M | +8.8% | #311 of 538 |
| 3Palatka, FL | 32 | 90 | 28.7 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #443 of 538 |
| 4Key West-Key Largo, FL | 31 | 111 | 32.3 | $2M | −2.9% | #449 of 538 |
| 5Clewiston, FL | 31 | 58 | 31.1 | $1.8M | +18.8% | #451 of 538 |
| 6Okeechobee, FL | 29 | 51 | 33.7 | $1.6M | +7.4% | #461 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 90 | 188 | 16.2 | $4.3M | +25.0% | #50 of 2,402 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 89 | 108 | 14.9 | $4.3M | +11.7% | #58 of 2,402 |
| 3Sumter County, FL | 88 | 84 | 11.9 | $5.1M | +21.1% | #64 of 2,402 |
| 4Flagler County, FL | 88 | 74 | 14.1 | $4.3M | +21.0% | #66 of 2,402 |
| 5Clay County, FL | 87 | 110 | 13.1 | $4.8M | +9.4% | #77 of 2,402 |
| 6Charlotte County, FL | 81 | 127 | 14.0 | $4.2M | +15.5% | #165 of 2,402 |
| 7Pasco County, FL | 79 | 313 | 13.3 | $4.5M | +19.1% | #200 of 2,402 |
| 8Sarasota County, FL | 79 | 302 | 14.2 | $4.4M | +10.0% | #201 of 2,402 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 79 | 267 | 16.2 | $3.7M | +18.1% | #209 of 2,402 |
| 10Walton County, FL | 78 | 72 | 21.0 | $3M | +22.9% | #232 of 2,402 |
| 11Collier County, FL | 76 | 281 | 16.9 | $3.8M | +10.6% | #269 of 2,402 |
| 12Hernando County, FL | 75 | 120 | 14.5 | $4M | +13.3% | #295 of 2,402 |
| 13Lee County, FL | 75 | 512 | 15.6 | $3.9M | +14.4% | #296 of 2,402 |
| 14Manatee County, FL | 74 | 283 | 16.0 | $3.9M | +16.6% | #322 of 2,402 |
| 15Citrus County, FL | 73 | 105 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +11.1% | #358 of 2,402 |
| 16Brevard County, FL | 73 | 452 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +9.1% | #364 of 2,402 |
| 17Wakulla County, FL | 72 | 31 | 24.3 | $2.5M | +12.3% | #400 of 2,402 |
| 18Leon County, FL | 71 | 174 | 14.2 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #407 of 2,402 |
| 19Seminole County, FL | 71 | 303 | 16.2 | $3.9M | +4.3% | #412 of 2,402 |
| 20Gilchrist County, FL | 71 | 12 | 16.8 | $3.4M | +14.5% | #418 of 2,402 |
| 21Palm Beach County, FL | 70 | 874 | 14.4 | $4.4M | +5.5% | #430 of 2,402 |
| 22St. Lucie County, FL | 70 | 196 | 14.3 | $4.2M | +21.4% | #436 of 2,402 |
| 23Indian River County, FL | 69 | 107 | 15.1 | $4M | +7.7% | #462 of 2,402 |
| 24Marion County, FL | 69 | 281 | 17.0 | $3.3M | +17.3% | #474 of 2,402 |
| 25Okaloosa County, FL | 69 | 172 | 20.1 | $3.1M | +4.6% | #479 of 2,402 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Polk County, FL | 67 | 471 | 16.3 | $3.6M | +19.8% | #528 of 2,402 |
| 27Osceola County, FL | 67 | 269 | 18.8 | $3.1M | +23.2% | #537 of 2,402 |
| 28Orange County, FL | 65 | 1,021 | 19.3 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #598 of 2,402 |
| 29Hillsborough County, FL | 64 | 1,089 | 18.7 | $3.3M | +7.4% | #635 of 2,402 |
| 30Highlands County, FL | 63 | 75 | 16.0 | $3.4M | +9.7% | #666 of 2,402 |
| 31Broward County, FL | 62 | 1,184 | 15.7 | $3.9M | +3.6% | #697 of 2,402 |
| 32Bay County, FL | 62 | 163 | 20.7 | $2.9M | +17.2% | #728 of 2,402 |
| 33Alachua County, FL | 61 | 210 | 18.0 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #764 of 2,402 |
| 34Volusia County, FL | 61 | 464 | 19.2 | $3.1M | +9.1% | #767 of 2,402 |
| 35Nassau County, FL | 61 | 107 | 27.2 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #782 of 2,402 |
| 36Martin County, FL | 59 | 134 | 19.8 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #832 of 2,402 |
| 37Glades County, FL | 56 | 8 | 17.8 | $3M | +9.9% | #940 of 2,402 |
| 38Duval County, FL | 56 | 826 | 19.9 | $3M | +6.5% | #941 of 2,402 |
| 39Columbia County, FL | 56 | 57 | 20.8 | $2.7M | +6.2% | #946 of 2,402 |
| 40Miami-Dade County, FL | 55 | 1,781 | 18.3 | $3.3M | +4.0% | #973 of 2,402 |
| 41Union County, FL | 55 | 9 | 20.9 | $2.7M | +5.2% | #987 of 2,402 |
| 42Suwannee County, FL | 54 | 31 | 19.2 | $2.9M | +10.6% | #1,027 of 2,402 |
| 43Dixie County, FL | 53 | 8 | 12.8 | $4M | +8.0% | #1,055 of 2,402 |
| 44Jefferson County, FL | 52 | 17 | 29.6 | $1.9M | +11.1% | #1,147 of 2,402 |
| 45Pinellas County, FL | 50 | 751 | 17.5 | $3.5M | −1.2% | #1,193 of 2,402 |
| 46Washington County, FL | 47 | 19 | 20.5 | $2.7M | +5.4% | #1,322 of 2,402 |
| 47Escambia County, FL | 47 | 296 | 22.9 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #1,327 of 2,402 |
| 48Baker County, FL | 44 | 26 | 28.4 | $2.2M | +5.8% | #1,448 of 2,402 |
| 49DeSoto County, FL | 42 | 23 | 17.9 | $3M | +8.8% | #1,510 of 2,402 |
| 50Levy County, FL | 36 | 54 | 29.1 | $1.9M | +12.7% | #1,760 of 2,402 |
| 51Gulf County, FL | 34 | 25 | 42.1 | $1.4M | +11.7% | #1,843 of 2,402 |
| 52Gadsden County, FL | 33 | 37 | 21.9 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #1,856 of 2,402 |
| 53Putnam County, FL | 33 | 90 | 28.7 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #1,870 of 2,402 |
| 54Jackson County, FL | 33 | 60 | 34.7 | $1.5M | +5.4% | #1,877 of 2,402 |
| 55Monroe County, FL | 29 | 111 | 32.3 | $2M | −2.9% | #1,979 of 2,402 |
| 56Hendry County, FL | 29 | 50 | 35.4 | $1.6M | +21.5% | #1,993 of 2,402 |
| 57Okeechobee County, FL | 27 | 51 | 33.7 | $1.6M | +7.4% | #2,054 of 2,402 |
| 58Bradford County, FL | 26 | 32 | 34.5 | $1.6M | +0.3% | #2,085 of 2,402 |
| 59Calhoun County, FL | 25 | 12 | 25.9 | $2M | −3.0% | #2,098 of 2,402 |
| 60Holmes County, FL | 25 | 22 | 31.4 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #2,111 of 2,402 |
| 61Franklin County, FL | 25 | 24 | 48.5 | $1.2M | +4.5% | #2,118 of 2,402 |
| 62Hardee County, FL | 24 | 25 | 30.4 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #2,130 of 2,402 |
| 63Hamilton County, FL | 20 | 18 | 42.0 | $1.2M | +3.3% | #2,225 of 2,402 |
| 64Madison County, FL | 19 | 28 | 40.1 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #2,240 of 2,402 |
| 65Taylor County, FL | 17 | 20 | 25.1 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #2,261 of 2,402 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Not scored | 5 | 19.0 | $2.9M | +6.8% | |
| Liberty County, FL | Not scored | 7 | 27.3 | $2M | +2.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Florida?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15,258 grocery and convenience stores in Florida. 7,446 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7,058 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. Official counts list 6,436 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Florida spend on groceries?
About $53.2B a year, or $6,077 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15,258 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,752,810 households in Florida and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florida compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Florida has 17.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Florida would have about 15,699, against 15,258 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,240 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Florida has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Lake City area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 65 scored counties in Florida, St. Johns County scores highest, at 90 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Florida scores 58 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Florida. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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