Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Dixie County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Dixie County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,055 of 2,402 scored counties
#43 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On groceries · $5,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,038
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery and convenience stores in Dixie County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Dixie County spend about $32.2M a year on groceries, or $5,171 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Dixie County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,039 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dixie County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Dixie County is 53 (upper middle), #1,055 of 2,402 scored counties and #43 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Dixie 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.
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,039 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,171 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,110 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 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 grocery and convenience stores in Dixie 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 Dixie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,038+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,236
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 705 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $50,110+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,835
- Median home value
- $132,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,738
- Daytime population
- 14,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Dixie County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| 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 |
| 43Dixie County, FL | 53 | 8 | 12.8 | $4M | +8.0% | #1,055 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Dixie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Dixie County, FL?
Dixie County has 8 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Dixie County, FL spend on groceries?
About $32.2M a year, or $5,171 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,236 households in Dixie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dixie County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Dixie County has 12.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Dixie County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,039 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Dixie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Dixie County at 18,038 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,236 households. Median household income in Dixie County is $50,110, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Dixie County scores 53 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,055 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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