Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in the Gainesville, FL metro area
The grocery and convenience stores in the Gainesville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #250 of 387 scored metro areas
#22 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 276
- 130 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $819.3M
- On groceries · $5,749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $819.3M a year on groceries, or $5,749 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 276 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 276 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 130 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in the Gainesville metro area classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,516 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $990K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gainesville metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #250 of 387 scored metro areas and #22 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville metro area 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,516 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,749 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,055
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 242The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $990K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Gainesville metro area, 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 the Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| 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 |
| 22Gainesville, FL | 42 | 276 | 19.4 | $3M | +5.4% | #250 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores42
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores40
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 the Gainesville, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 276 grocery and convenience stores in the Gainesville metro area. 130 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on groceries?
About $819.3M a year, or $5,749 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 276 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Gainesville metro area has 19.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 242, against 276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,516 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 42 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #250 of 387 scored metro areas.
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