Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery stores in Sarasota County, FL
The grocery stores in Sarasota County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #277 of 2,070 scored counties
#15 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 124
- 61 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On groceries · $6,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 124 grocery stores in Sarasota County. 61 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,300 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $1.3B a year on groceries. That works out to $10.8M per store, 16% 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 80 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sarasota County in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,653 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sarasota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sarasota County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #277 of 2,070 scored counties and #15 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.8M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,653 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,300 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84 → 80−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $179.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12461 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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 |
| 15Sarasota County, FL | 76 | 124 | 5.8 | $10.8M | +10.0% | #277 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Sarasota County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores79
- Grocery stores76
- Convenience stores81
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 Sarasota County, FL?
There are 124 grocery stores on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 61 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on groceries?
About $1.3B a year, or $6,300 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Sarasota County has 5.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 144, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,653 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 76 for grocery stores (high), #277 of 2,070 scored counties.
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