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Grocery stores in Seminole County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Seminole County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #340 of 2,070 scored counties
#21 of 59 scored counties in Florida

Listings
100
62 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
77
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On groceries · $6,375 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
491,884
+4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 100 grocery stores in Seminole County. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 62%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Seminole County comes to about $1.2B a year: $6,375 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $11.9M per store, 28% above 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 Seminole County was 77 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,432 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Seminole County.

Population estimates show Seminole County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Seminole County is 73 (upper middle), #340 of 2,070 scored counties and #21 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Seminole 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.

Grocery stores in Seminole County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.36.56.8
Spending per listing$11.9M$9.4M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,4322,2732,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+4.5%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,375$6,077$6,319
Median household income$85,761$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 77+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,678
Annual payroll, 2023
$155.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10062 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Seminole 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 Seminole County

Population, 2025 estimate
491,884+4.3% since 2020
Households
187,248
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,556
Median household income
$85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,520
Median home value
$386,900
Jobs located here
227,139
Daytime population
473,582Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Seminole County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL91564.8$14.3M+25.0%#48 of 2,070
2Santa Rosa County, FL90324.4$14.5M+11.7%#53 of 2,070
3Nassau County, FL89123.1$20.9M+17.4%#57 of 2,070
4Clay County, FL88364.3$14.6M+9.4%#71 of 2,070
5Pasco County, FL86923.9$15.4M+19.1%#100 of 2,070
6Sumter County, FL86294.1$14.6M+21.1%#101 of 2,070
7Lake County, FL85774.7$12.8M+18.1%#112 of 2,070
8Charlotte County, FL83414.5$13M+15.5%#137 of 2,070
9Flagler County, FL82264.9$12.4M+21.0%#157 of 2,070
10Brevard County, FL801295.0$12.3M+9.1%#198 of 2,070
21Seminole County, FL731005.3$11.9M+4.3%#340 of 2,070

Other business types in Seminole County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Seminole County, FL?

Seminole County has 100 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Seminole County, FL spend on groceries?

About $1.2B a year, or $6,375 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Seminole County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Seminole County has 5.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Seminole County would have about 129, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,432 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 73 for grocery stores (upper middle), #340 of 2,070 scored counties.

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