Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery stores in St. Johns County, FL
How St. Johns 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 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #48 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 56
- 36 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $799.9M
- On groceries · $6,908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.3M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 346,328
- +25.0% since 2020
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What this means
St. Johns County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #48 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
At $6,908 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in St. Johns County spend about $799.9M a year on groceries. Spread across 56 grocery stores, that is $14.3M per store, 54% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 56 grocery stores on map listings in St. Johns County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 64% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in St. Johns County was 35 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,308 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in St. Johns County. Population estimates put the population change in St. Johns County from 2020 to 2025 at +25.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Johns 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 | St. Johns County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $14.3M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,308 | 2,273 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,908 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $109,839 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 35+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,787
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5636 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 346,328+25.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,794
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,427
- Median home value
- $489,200
- Jobs located here
- 95,238
- Daytime population
- 271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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 |
Other business types in St. Johns County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores90
- Grocery stores91
- Convenience stores90
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 St. Johns County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 grocery stores in St. Johns County. 36 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on groceries?
About $799.9M a year, or $6,908 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $14.3M 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 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Johns County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
St. Johns County has 4.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $14.3M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 86, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,308 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 91 for grocery stores (very high), #48 of 2,070 scored counties.
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