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Convenience stores in Morgan County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Morgan County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #946 of 2,261 scored counties
#14 of 62 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
49
13 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$287.9M
On groceries · $5,871 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
126,483
+2.6% 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

Households in Morgan County spend about $287.9M a year on groceries, or $5,871 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Morgan County has 49 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Morgan County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,772 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Morgan County is 55 (upper middle), #946 of 2,261 scored counties and #14 of 62 scored counties in Alabama.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.010.58.0
Spending per listing$5.9M$5.5M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,7724,7223,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+74.1%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,871$5,771$6,319
Median household income$68,845$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5534

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$721K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
126,483+2.6% since 2020
Households
49,040
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
215
Median household income
$68,845+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,529
Median home value
$212,000
Jobs located here
53,389
Daytime population
125,259Residents 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 Morgan 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
14Morgan County, AL554910.0$5.9M+2.6%#946 of 2,261

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Morgan County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 convenience stores in Morgan County. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $287.9M a year, or $5,871 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 49,040 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 10.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Morgan County would have about 37, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,772 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 126,483 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,040 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $68,845 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Morgan County scores 55 for convenience stores (upper middle), #946 of 2,261 scored counties.

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