Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in the Okeechobee, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Okeechobee, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #461 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 51
- 18 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.4M
- On groceries · $5,521 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,608
- +7.4% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in the Okeechobee area
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Okeechobee area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, the Okeechobee area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #461 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Okeechobee area spend about $83.4M a year on groceries, or $5,521 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 51 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Okeechobee area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.7, 80% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Okeechobee area classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Okeechobee area grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Okeechobee 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 | Okeechobee area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,521 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,984 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 356
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,608+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,113
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 769 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $57,984+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,029
- Median home value
- $193,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,546
- Daytime population
- 37,214Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Okeechobee area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Okeechobee area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across Florida
Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Okeechobee area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake City, FL | 62 | 57 | 20.8 | $2.7M | +6.2% | #161 of 538 |
| 2Arcadia, FL | 47 | 23 | 17.9 | $3M | +8.8% | #311 of 538 |
| 3Palatka, FL | 32 | 90 | 28.7 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #443 of 538 |
| 4Key West-Key Largo, FL | 31 | 111 | 32.3 | $2M | −2.9% | #449 of 538 |
| 5Clewiston, FL | 31 | 58 | 31.1 | $1.8M | +18.8% | #451 of 538 |
| 6Okeechobee, FL | 29 | 51 | 33.7 | $1.6M | +7.4% | #461 of 538 |
Other business types in the Okeechobee area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores29
- Grocery stores34
- Convenience stores29
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 Okeechobee, FL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 grocery and convenience stores in the Okeechobee area. 18 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Okeechobee, FL area spend on groceries?
About $83.4M a year, or $5,521 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,113 households in the Okeechobee area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Okeechobee, FL area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Okeechobee area has 33.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.6M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Okeechobee area would have about 25, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Okeechobee, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Okeechobee area at 42,608 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,113 households. The median household income in the Okeechobee area is $57,984 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Okeechobee area scores 29 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #461 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Okeechobee area. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Okeechobee area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Okeechobee area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Okeechobee area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.