Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery stores in Alachua County, FL
How Alachua County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 2,070 scored counties
#35 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 70
- 32 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $676.1M
- On groceries · $5,789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 290,028
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 grocery stores in Alachua County. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Alachua County comes to about $676.1M a year: $5,789 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.7M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Alachua County in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,716 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $590K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Alachua County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alachua County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Alachua County is 62 (upper middle), #626 of 2,070 scored counties and #35 of 59 scored counties in Florida.
How Alachua 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 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 | Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,716 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,789 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 43+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,653
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7032 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $590K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Alachua 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 Alachua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 290,028+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 116,786
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $61,949+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,386
- Median home value
- $288,800
- Jobs located here
- 139,721
- Daytime population
- 316,161Residents 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 stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Alachua County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 91 | 56 | 4.8 | $14.3M | +25.0% | #48 of 2,070 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 90 | 32 | 4.4 | $14.5M | +11.7% | #53 of 2,070 |
| 3Nassau County, FL | 89 | 12 | 3.1 | $20.9M | +17.4% | #57 of 2,070 |
| 4Clay County, FL | 88 | 36 | 4.3 | $14.6M | +9.4% | #71 of 2,070 |
| 5Pasco County, FL | 86 | 92 | 3.9 | $15.4M | +19.1% | #100 of 2,070 |
| 6Sumter County, FL | 86 | 29 | 4.1 | $14.6M | +21.1% | #101 of 2,070 |
| 7Lake County, FL | 85 | 77 | 4.7 | $12.8M | +18.1% | #112 of 2,070 |
| 8Charlotte County, FL | 83 | 41 | 4.5 | $13M | +15.5% | #137 of 2,070 |
| 9Flagler County, FL | 82 | 26 | 4.9 | $12.4M | +21.0% | #157 of 2,070 |
| 10Brevard County, FL | 80 | 129 | 5.0 | $12.3M | +9.1% | #198 of 2,070 |
| 35Alachua County, FL | 62 | 70 | 6.0 | $9.7M | +3.7% | #626 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Alachua 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 stores62
- Convenience stores59
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 stores are in Alachua County, FL?
Alachua County has 70 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Alachua County, FL spend on groceries?
About $676.1M a year, or $5,789 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,786 households in Alachua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alachua County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Alachua County has 6.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.7M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Alachua County would have about 73, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,716 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Alachua County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Alachua County at 290,028 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,786 households. Median household income in Alachua County is $61,949, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Alachua County scores 62 for grocery stores (upper middle), #626 of 2,070 scored counties.
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