Groceries and convenience · County · Florida
Grocery stores in Wakulla County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Wakulla County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #331 of 2,070 scored counties
#20 of 59 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 8
- 4 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $77.9M
- On groceries · $6,108 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,089
- +12.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,108 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Wakulla County spend about $77.9M a year on groceries. That is about $9.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Wakulla County has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Wakulla County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Wakulla County grew 12.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Wakulla County is 74 (upper middle), #331 of 2,070 scored counties and #20 of 59 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wakulla 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 | Wakulla County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $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 | +12.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,108 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,895 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 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
- 84 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Wakulla 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 Wakulla County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,089+12.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,745
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $81,895+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,556
- Median home value
- $258,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,266
- Daytime population
- 26,009Residents 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 |
| 20Wakulla County, FL | 74 | 8 | 6.3 | $9.7M | +12.3% | #331 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Wakulla County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores74
- Convenience stores65
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 Wakulla County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Wakulla County. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Wakulla County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wakulla County, FL spend on groceries?
About $77.9M a year, or $6,108 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 12,745 households in Wakulla County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wakulla County, FL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Wakulla County has 6.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.7M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.
How fast is Wakulla County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Wakulla County at 38,089 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,745 households. The median household income in Wakulla County is $81,895 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Wakulla County scores 74 for grocery stores (upper middle), #331 of 2,070 scored counties.
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