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Grocery stores in Leon County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Leon County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #378 of 2,070 scored counties
#23 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 60
- 25 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $718.1M
- On groceries · $5,857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,857 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Leon County spend about $718.1M a year on groceries. That is about $12M of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Leon County has 60 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Leon County was 33 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,715 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Leon County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #378 of 2,070 scored counties and #23 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,715 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,857 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 33−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6025 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents 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 |
| 23Leon County, FL | 71 | 60 | 4.9 | $12M | +1.7% | #378 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Leon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores71
- Grocery stores71
- Convenience stores67
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 Leon County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 grocery stores in Leon County. 25 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on groceries?
About $718.1M a year, or $5,857 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Leon County has 4.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Leon County would have about 77, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,715 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 71 for grocery stores (upper middle), #378 of 2,070 scored counties.
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