Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Manatee County, FL
How Manatee County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 2,402 scored counties
#14 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 283
- 153 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 126
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On groceries · $6,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 283 grocery and convenience stores in Manatee County. 153 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Manatee County spend about $1.1B a year on groceries, or $6,187 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Manatee County was 126 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,403 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 95 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Manatee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manatee County grew 16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Manatee County is 74 (upper middle), #322 of 2,402 scored counties and #14 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Manatee 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,403 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,187 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 126+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,857
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $136M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 323The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents 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 Manatee 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 |
| 14Manatee County, FL | 74 | 283 | 16.0 | $3.9M | +16.6% | #322 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Manatee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores76
- Convenience stores72
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 Manatee County, FL?
There are 283 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Manatee County as of September 2026. 153 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 95 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on groceries?
About $1.1B a year, or $6,187 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 283 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Manatee County has 16.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Manatee County would have about 323, against 283 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,403 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 74 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #322 of 2,402 scored counties.
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