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Grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County, FL

How Nassau 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #782 of 2,402 scored counties
#35 of 65 scored counties in Florida

Listings
107
81 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
27
+17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$250.9M
On groceries · $6,382 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,879
+17.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County. 81 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 45% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,382 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Nassau County spend about $250.9M a year on groceries. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County was 27 in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Nassau County grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Nassau County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #782 of 2,402 scored counties and #35 of 65 scored counties in Florida.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.217.418.7
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.5M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4561,2401,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.4%+9.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,382$6,077$6,319
Median household income$89,804$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 27+17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,015
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10781 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The 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 Nassau 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 Nassau County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,879+17.4% since 2020
Households
39,307
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$89,804+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,081
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
26,220
Daytime population
80,329Residents 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 Nassau 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
35Nassau County, FL6110727.2$2.3M+17.4%#782 of 2,402

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

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

There are 107 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. 81 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $250.9M a year, or $6,382 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,307 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 27.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Nassau County would have about 74, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 106,879 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,307 households. Median household income in Nassau County is $89,804, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nassau County scores 61 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #782 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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