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Grocery stores in Holmes County, FL
The grocery stores in Holmes County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,874 of 2,070 scored counties
#57 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $36.9M
- On groceries · $5,269 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,119
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Holmes County is 21 (low), #1,874 of 2,070 scored counties and #57 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in Holmes County comes to about $36.9M a year: $5,269 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $4.1M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Holmes County has 9 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Holmes County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Holmes County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,269 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $49,343 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,119+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,011
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $49,343+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,997
- Median home value
- $110,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,295
- Daytime population
- 15,999Residents 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 |
| 57Holmes County, FL | 21 | 9 | 12.8 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #1,874 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Holmes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores25
- Grocery stores21
- Convenience stores23
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 Holmes County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Holmes County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Holmes County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Holmes County, FL spend on groceries?
About $36.9M a year, or $5,269 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,011 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Holmes County has 12.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Holmes County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Holmes County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 20,119 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,011 households. The median household income in Holmes County is $49,343 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Holmes County scores 21 for grocery stores (low), #1,874 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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