Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery and convenience stores in Volusia County, FL
The grocery and convenience stores in Volusia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #767 of 2,402 scored counties
#34 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 464
- 286 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 176
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries · $5,882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,882 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Volusia County spend about $1.4B a year on groceries. That works out to $3.1M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 464 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. 286 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Volusia County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,374 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Volusia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Volusia County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Volusia County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #767 of 2,402 scored counties and #34 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,374 | 1,240 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +9.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,882 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 164 → 176+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,991
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 464286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 420The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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 |
| 34Volusia County, FL | 61 | 464 | 19.2 | $3.1M | +9.1% | #767 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Volusia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores61
- Grocery stores74
- Convenience stores53
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 Volusia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 464 grocery and convenience stores in Volusia County. 286 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $5,882 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 464 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Volusia County has 19.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Volusia County would have about 420, against 464 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,374 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 61 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #767 of 2,402 scored counties.
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