Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Glades County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Glades County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #940 of 2,402 scored counties
#37 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On groceries · $5,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,270
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery and convenience stores in Glades County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Glades County spend about $23.9M a year on groceries, or $5,322 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Glades County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glades County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Glades County is 56 (upper middle), #940 of 2,402 scored counties and #37 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Glades 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 | Glades County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,322 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $45,870 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Glades 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 Glades County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,270+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,500
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $45,870+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,018
- Median home value
- $137,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,406
- Daytime population
- 10,623Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 37Glades County, FL | 56 | 8 | 17.8 | $3M | +9.9% | #940 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Glades County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores39
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 Glades County, FL?
Glades 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. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Glades County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Glades County, FL spend on groceries?
About $23.9M a year, or $5,322 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,500 households in Glades County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Glades County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Glades County has 17.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Glades County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Glades County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Glades County at 13,270 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,500 households. Median household income in Glades County is $45,870, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Glades County scores 56 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #940 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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