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Grocery and convenience stores in Collier County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #269 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 65 scored counties in Florida

Listings
281
136 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
115
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On groceries · $6,501 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 281 grocery and convenience stores in Collier County. Of those, 136 are chain locations, or 48%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Collier County spend about $1.1B a year on groceries, or $6,501 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 281 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.8M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Collier County in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Collier County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Collier County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Collier County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #269 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Collier 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 grocery and 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.917.418.7
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.5M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4421,2401,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+9.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,501$6,077$6,319
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 115+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,819
Annual payroll, 2023
$179.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
87Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
281136 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
318The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Collier 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 Collier County

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Collier County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL9018816.2$4.3M+25.0%#50 of 2,402
2Santa Rosa County, FL8910814.9$4.3M+11.7%#58 of 2,402
3Sumter County, FL888411.9$5.1M+21.1%#64 of 2,402
4Flagler County, FL887414.1$4.3M+21.0%#66 of 2,402
5Clay County, FL8711013.1$4.8M+9.4%#77 of 2,402
6Charlotte County, FL8112714.0$4.2M+15.5%#165 of 2,402
7Pasco County, FL7931313.3$4.5M+19.1%#200 of 2,402
8Sarasota County, FL7930214.2$4.4M+10.0%#201 of 2,402
9Lake County, FL7926716.2$3.7M+18.1%#209 of 2,402
10Walton County, FL787221.0$3M+22.9%#232 of 2,402
11Collier County, FL7628116.9$3.8M+10.6%#269 of 2,402

Other business types in Collier County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Collier County, FL?

Collier County has 281 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 136 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $6,501 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 281 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Collier County has 16.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.8M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Collier County would have about 318, against 281 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 76 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #269 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Collier County

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