Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Pasco County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Pasco County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #200 of 2,402 scored counties
#7 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 313
- 193 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- +19.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries · $5,982 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 674,516
- +19.1% since 2020
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What this means
Pasco County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #200 of 2,402 scored counties and #7 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Household spending on groceries in Pasco County comes to about $1.4B a year: $5,982 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 313 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Pasco County as of September 2026. Of those, 193 are chain locations, or 62%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 148 businesses with payroll in Pasco County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,596 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Pasco County. Population estimates put the population change in Pasco County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pasco 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 | Pasco County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,596 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.4% | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,982 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,492 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 148+19.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,517
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $140.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 114Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 417The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Pasco 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 Pasco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 674,516+19.1% since 2020
- Households
- 236,163
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 747 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 819
- Median household income
- $70,492+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,352
- Median home value
- $300,900
- Jobs located here
- 148,907
- Daytime population
- 501,039Residents 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 Pasco 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 |
Other business types in Pasco County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores79
- Grocery stores86
- Convenience stores70
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 Pasco County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 313 grocery and convenience stores in Pasco County. 193 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. Another 114 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pasco County, FL spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $5,982 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 313 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 236,163 households in Pasco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pasco County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Pasco County has 13.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Pasco County would have about 417, against 313 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,596 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pasco County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pasco County at 674,516 people in 2025, up 19.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 236,163 households. The median household income in Pasco County is $70,492 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Pasco County scores 79 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #200 of 2,402 scored counties.
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