Groceries and convenience · County · Alabama
Convenience stores in Randolph County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Randolph County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,652 of 2,261 scored counties
#35 of 62 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $50.2M
- On groceries · $5,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,163
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 convenience stores in Randolph County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 60% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,410 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $50.2M a year on groceries. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,652 of 2,261 scored counties and #35 of 62 scored counties in Alabama.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 10.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $5.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,722 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +74.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,410 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,338 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 34 |
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
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,163+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,271
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $52,338+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,203
- Median home value
- $181,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,928
- Daytime population
- 18,157Residents 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 |
| 35Randolph County, AL | 35 | 13 | 14.0 | $3.9M | +4.8% | #1,652 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 stores38
- Convenience stores35
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 Randolph County, AL?
There are 13 convenience stores on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Randolph County, AL spend on groceries?
About $50.2M a year, or $5,410 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,271 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, AL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Randolph County has 14.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Randolph County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 23,163 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,271 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,338, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 35 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,652 of 2,261 scored counties.
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