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Convenience stores in Alabama

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alabama, ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,102; 1,014 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments: 423; +74.1% since 2019
Household spending a year: $11.5B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 10.5; 31% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $5.5M; 30% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #47 of 51; Market score 34 · Lower middle

A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Alabama by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 2,102 convenience stores on map listings in Alabama as of September 2026. Of those, 1,014 are chain locations, or 48%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Alabama comes to about $11.5B a year: $5,771 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Alabama was 423 in 2023, up 74.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,722 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Alabama.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alabama ranks #47 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Huntsville metro area scores highest (82). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Enterprise area scores highest (79).

Every market in Alabama for convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alabama, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alabama, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Huntsville, AL	82	143	6.9	$9.1M	+12.5%	#13 of 387
2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	67	95	9.6	$6.3M	+14.8%	#80 of 387
3Auburn-Opelika, AL	50	67	8.7	$6.6M	+7.1%	#200 of 387
4Birmingham, AL	44	414	8.9	$6.7M	+1.4%	#237 of 387
5Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40	79	12.4	$4.6M	+3.5%	#264 of 387
6Decatur, AL	39	62	9.9	$5.9M	+2.5%	#267 of 387
7Montgomery, AL	37	146	9.6	$6M	+0.9%	#282 of 387
8Tuscaloosa, AL	33	112	10.6	$5.4M	+2.9%	#305 of 387
9Dothan, AL	30	74	12.1	$4.6M	+3.4%	#321 of 387
10Gadsden, AL	26	53	13.4	$4M	+0.4%	#342 of 387
11Mobile, AL	23	191	11.8	$4.8M	−0.7%	#353 of 387
Columbus, GA-AL	17	115	9.0	$6.2M	−1.3%	#371 of 387
12Anniston-Oxford, AL	14	68	15.1	$3.6M	−0.3%	#379 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alabama, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Enterprise, AL	79	18	8.6	$6.8M	+6.3%	#30 of 529
2Cullman, AL	67	37	10.5	$5.4M	+6.7%	#114 of 529
3Albertville, AL	63	37	10.1	$5.6M	+6.0%	#151 of 529
4Ozark, AL	49	16	8.1	$6.7M	+1.3%	#290 of 529
5Scottsboro, AL	48	30	13.8	$3.9M	+3.3%	#306 of 529
6Troy, AL	43	13	10.4	$5.1M	+2.4%	#348 of 529
7Talladega-Sylacauga, AL	38	54	14.2	$3.8M	0.0%	#387 of 529
8Fort Payne, AL	34	52	19.9	$2.7M	+3.4%	#421 of 529
9Russellville, AL	33	13	10.9	$4.9M	+1.1%	#422 of 529
LaGrange, GA-AL	32	50	12.4	$4.4M	+3.0%	#429 of 529
10Alexander City, AL	22	29	17.0	$3.3M	−0.8%	#473 of 529
11Eufaula, AL-GA	22	17	16.7	$3.1M	−1.2%	#474 of 529
12Selma, AL	21	22	13.8	$3.5M	−7.9%	#478 of 529

Counties

Counties in Alabama, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Madison County, AL	89	107	6.5	$9.8M	+11.0%	#49 of 2,261
2Limestone County, AL	82	36	8.8	$7.1M	+18.0%	#135 of 2,261
3Shelby County, AL	79	66	7.6	$8.7M	+6.5%	#197 of 2,261
4Baldwin County, AL	78	95	9.6	$6.3M	+14.8%	#237 of 2,261
5Autauga County, AL	72	20	8.7	$6.9M	+5.1%	#382 of 2,261
6Coffee County, AL	72	18	8.6	$6.8M	+6.3%	#384 of 2,261
7Lee County, AL	70	60	8.6	$6.7M	+8.6%	#445 of 2,261
8Elmore County, AL	68	34	10.3	$5.8M	+4.2%	#505 of 2,261
9St. Clair County, AL	63	42	12.0	$5M	+7.1%	#665 of 2,261
10Cullman County, AL	61	37	10.5	$5.4M	+6.7%	#735 of 2,261
11Marshall County, AL	58	37	10.1	$5.6M	+6.0%	#837 of 2,261
12Tuscaloosa County, AL	57	93	10.3	$5.6M	+3.8%	#878 of 2,261
13Jefferson County, AL	56	218	8.1	$7.3M	−1.3%	#894 of 2,261
14Morgan County, AL	55	49	10.0	$5.9M	+2.6%	#946 of 2,261
15Lawrence County, AL	52	13	9.5	$6M	+2.3%	#1,057 of 2,261
16Blount County, AL	52	23	10.4	$5.5M	+1.8%	#1,063 of 2,261
17Cherokee County, AL	51	10	9.8	$5.6M	+5.8%	#1,090 of 2,261
18Colbert County, AL	51	29	11.9	$4.7M	+3.8%	#1,101 of 2,261
19Montgomery County, AL	49	86	9.4	$6M	−1.1%	#1,156 of 2,261
20Houston County, AL	48	51	11.8	$4.8M	+2.8%	#1,208 of 2,261
21Geneva County, AL	47	10	9.4	$5.7M	+3.2%	#1,236 of 2,261
22Dale County, AL	45	16	8.1	$6.7M	+1.3%	#1,295 of 2,261
23Chilton County, AL	45	26	14.5	$3.9M	+5.9%	#1,314 of 2,261
24Lauderdale County, AL	44	50	12.7	$4.5M	+3.3%	#1,340 of 2,261
25Jackson County, AL	44	30	13.8	$3.9M	+3.3%	#1,349 of 2,261

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Counties in Alabama, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Russell County, AL	43	20	8.4	$6.4M	−0.6%	#1,360 of 2,261
27Mobile County, AL	41	191	11.8	$4.8M	−0.7%	#1,453 of 2,261
28Etowah County, AL	41	53	13.4	$4M	+0.4%	#1,460 of 2,261
29Chambers County, AL	40	10	7.4	$7.1M	−0.9%	#1,468 of 2,261
30Pike County, AL	38	13	10.4	$5.1M	+2.4%	#1,550 of 2,261
31Talladega County, AL	38	50	14.9	$3.7M	+0.3%	#1,564 of 2,261
32Pickens County, AL	37	5	7.4	$7.2M	−3.9%	#1,574 of 2,261
33Walker County, AL	36	27	10.6	$5.1M	0.0%	#1,612 of 2,261
34Henry County, AL	36	13	18.4	$3M	+7.1%	#1,629 of 2,261
35Randolph County, AL	35	13	14.0	$3.9M	+4.8%	#1,652 of 2,261
36DeKalb County, AL	31	52	19.9	$2.7M	+3.4%	#1,787 of 2,261
37Franklin County, AL	30	13	10.9	$4.9M	+1.1%	#1,794 of 2,261
38Winston County, AL	30	12	12.7	$4.3M	+1.4%	#1,801 of 2,261
39Covington County, AL	29	27	18.4	$2.9M	+1.2%	#1,840 of 2,261
40Calhoun County, AL	28	68	15.1	$3.6M	−0.3%	#1,860 of 2,261
41Cleburne County, AL	25	10	16.7	$3.3M	+6.0%	#1,937 of 2,261
42Macon County, AL	24	7	9.7	$5.3M	−6.8%	#1,942 of 2,261
43Fayette County, AL	23	7	11.2	$4.8M	−2.8%	#1,969 of 2,261
44Dallas County, AL	22	22	13.8	$3.5M	−7.9%	#1,990 of 2,261
45Escambia County, AL	22	23	18.0	$2.9M	0.0%	#1,996 of 2,261
46Clay County, AL	21	9	15.5	$3.5M	−0.1%	#2,017 of 2,261
47Washington County, AL	21	10	16.8	$3.4M	−3.3%	#2,018 of 2,261
48Bibb County, AL	20	12	15.6	$3.4M	+0.4%	#2,033 of 2,261
49Tallapoosa County, AL	20	29	17.0	$3.3M	−0.8%	#2,034 of 2,261
50Hale County, AL	19	9	16.0	$3.2M	+2.9%	#2,048 of 2,261
51Butler County, AL	17	9	11.8	$4.4M	−4.8%	#2,073 of 2,261
52Marengo County, AL	16	9	11.4	$4.7M	−5.0%	#2,093 of 2,261
53Barbour County, AL	16	13	14.2	$3.7M	−1.4%	#2,101 of 2,261
54Crenshaw County, AL	16	9	17.2	$3.1M	0.0%	#2,106 of 2,261
55Marion County, AL	13	17	16.0	$3.3M	−0.3%	#2,155 of 2,261
56Conecuh County, AL	11	6	13.6	$3.7M	−5.7%	#2,173 of 2,261
57Lamar County, AL	11	8	15.7	$3.3M	−2.6%	#2,175 of 2,261
58Clarke County, AL	9	15	17.8	$3M	−4.2%	#2,201 of 2,261
59Monroe County, AL	8	12	16.3	$3.1M	−3.8%	#2,213 of 2,261
60Wilcox County, AL	7	6	15.5	$3.2M	−8.3%	#2,224 of 2,261
61Choctaw County, AL	5	11	20.9	$2.5M	−5.7%	#2,243 of 2,261
62Sumter County, AL	4	9	18.7	$2.6M	−5.0%	#2,247 of 2,261
Coosa County, AL	Not scored	4	9.1	$6M	−1.7%
Bullock County, AL	Not scored	1	2.7	$17.3M	−4.5%
Lowndes County, AL	Not scored	6	14.0	$3.5M	−9.0%
Perry County, AL	Not scored	1	2.9	$16.1M	−12.2%
Greene County, AL	Not scored	5	15.5	$3.1M	−8.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Alabama?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,102 convenience stores in Alabama. 1,014 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 423 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 74.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Alabama spend on groceries?

About $11.5B a year, or $5,771 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,102 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,997,247 households in Alabama and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alabama compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Alabama has 10.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Alabama would have about 1,463, against 2,102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,722 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 74.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Alabama has the highest market score for convenience stores?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Huntsville metro area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Enterprise area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 62 scored counties in Alabama, Madison County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alabama scores 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alabama. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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