Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery stores in Baker County, FL
How Baker 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #255 of 2,070 scored counties
#12 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.3M
- On groceries · $6,141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,737
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Baker County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Baker County comes to about $56.3M a year: $6,141 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.3M per store, 21% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Baker County in 2023. That is one for every 3,055 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Baker County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Baker County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #255 of 2,070 scored counties and #12 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Baker 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 | Baker County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,055 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,141 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $79,836 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Baker 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 Baker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,737+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,165
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 585 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $79,836+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,199
- Median home value
- $256,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,988
- Daytime population
- 24,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Baker County, FL | 77 | 5 | 5.5 | $11.3M | +5.8% | #255 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Baker County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores44
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores36
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 Baker County, FL?
There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Baker County as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Baker County, FL spend on groceries?
About $56.3M a year, or $6,141 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,165 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baker County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Baker County has 5.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Baker County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,055 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Baker County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Baker County at 29,737 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,165 households. Median household income in Baker County is $79,836, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Baker County scores 77 for grocery stores (high), #255 of 2,070 scored counties.
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