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Grocery stores in Bay County, FL
How Bay 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #467 of 2,070 scored counties
#29 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 54
- 32 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $473.5M
- On groceries · $6,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,479
- +17.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 grocery stores in Bay County. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 59%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Bay County spend about $473.5M a year on groceries, or $6,011 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Bay County was 29 in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,716 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bay County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Bay County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #467 of 2,070 scored counties and #29 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bay 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 | Bay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,716 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,011 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,533 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 29−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,691
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Bay 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 Bay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,479+17.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,778
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $73,533+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,618
- Median home value
- $310,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,343
- Daytime population
- 189,844Residents 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 |
| 29Bay County, FL | 68 | 54 | 6.9 | $8.8M | +17.2% | #467 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Bay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores68
- Convenience stores60
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 Bay County, FL?
Bay County has 54 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Bay County, FL spend on groceries?
About $473.5M a year, or $6,011 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,778 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bay County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Bay County has 6.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Bay County would have about 51, against 54 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 fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Bay County at 204,479 people in 2025, up 17.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,778 households. Median household income in Bay County is $73,533, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Bay County scores 68 for grocery stores (upper middle), #467 of 2,070 scored counties.
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