Groceries and convenience · County · Alabama
Convenience stores in Covington County, AL
The convenience stores in Covington County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,840 of 2,261 scored counties
#39 of 62 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 27
- 10 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.6M
- On groceries · $5,440 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,947
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Covington County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,840 of 2,261 scored counties and #39 of 62 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,440 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Covington County spend about $79.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.9M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 27 convenience stores on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. 10 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Covington County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,661 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Covington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Covington 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.
| Measure | Covington County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 10.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $5.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,661 | 4,722 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +74.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,440 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,456 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $263K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Covington 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 Covington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,947+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,642
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,031 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,062
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,850
- Daytime population
- 35,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| 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 |
| 39Covington County, AL | 29 | 27 | 18.4 | $2.9M | +1.2% | #1,840 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Covington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores34
- Grocery stores50
- Convenience stores29
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Covington County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 convenience stores in Covington County. 10 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Covington County, AL spend on groceries?
About $79.6M a year, or $5,440 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington County, AL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Covington County has 18.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Covington County would have about 10, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,661 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Covington County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Covington County scores 29 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,261 scored counties.
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