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Convenience stores in Chambers County, AL

How Chambers County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,468 of 2,261 scored counties
#29 of 62 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
10
8 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On groceries · $5,309 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,253
−0.9% 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

At $5,309 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Chambers County spend about $71.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 10 convenience stores, that is $7.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 10 convenience stores on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Chambers County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Chambers County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,468 of 2,261 scored counties and #29 of 62 scored counties in Alabama.

How Chambers County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Chambers County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.410.58.0
Spending per listing$7.1M$5.5M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7223,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+74.1%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,309$5,771$6,319
Median household income$49,656$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4034

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
108 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 convenience stores in Chambers 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 Chambers County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,253−0.9% since 2020
Households
13,434
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$49,656+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,288
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
8,841
Daytime population
28,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Chambers County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL891076.5$9.8M+11.0%#49 of 2,261
2Limestone County, AL82368.8$7.1M+18.0%#135 of 2,261
3Shelby County, AL79667.6$8.7M+6.5%#197 of 2,261
4Baldwin County, AL78959.6$6.3M+14.8%#237 of 2,261
5Autauga County, AL72208.7$6.9M+5.1%#382 of 2,261
6Coffee County, AL72188.6$6.8M+6.3%#384 of 2,261
7Lee County, AL70608.6$6.7M+8.6%#445 of 2,261
8Elmore County, AL683410.3$5.8M+4.2%#505 of 2,261
9St. Clair County, AL634212.0$5M+7.1%#665 of 2,261
10Cullman County, AL613710.5$5.4M+6.7%#735 of 2,261
29Chambers County, AL40107.4$7.1M−0.9%#1,468 of 2,261

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Chambers County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 convenience stores in Chambers County. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Chambers County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chambers County, AL spend on groceries?

About $71.3M a year, or $5,309 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 13,434 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chambers County, AL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Chambers County has 7.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Chambers County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Chambers County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 34,253 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,434 households. The median household income in Chambers County is $49,656 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Chambers County scores 40 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,468 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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