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Convenience stores in Barrow County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #808 of 2,261 scored counties
#28 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
34
21 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$188.2M
On groceries · $6,112 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,773
+18.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 convenience stores in Barrow County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 62%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $6,112 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Barrow County spend about $188.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 34 convenience stores, that is $5.5M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Barrow County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,566 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Barrow County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Barrow County is 59 (upper middle), #808 of 2,261 scored counties and #28 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.

How Barrow County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Barrow County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBarrow CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.010.08.0
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,5662,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,112$6,137$6,319
Median household income$80,653$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5937

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 12
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Barrow 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 Barrow County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,773+18.7% since 2020
Households
30,789
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
161 sq. mi.
People per square mile
558
Median household income
$80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,651
Median home value
$294,700
Jobs located here
23,333
Daytime population
69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA91325.3$12.3M+12.7%#26 of 2,261
2Forsyth County, GA89444.9$15.1M+11.8%#40 of 2,261
3Columbia County, GA88407.3$9.1M+7.9%#65 of 2,261
4Fayette County, GA87245.4$12.8M+4.7%#67 of 2,261
5Cherokee County, GA85535.2$13M+11.6%#88 of 2,261
6Oconee County, GA85138.7$8.2M+6.9%#93 of 2,261
7Cobb County, GA811635.5$12.3M+3.5%#138 of 2,261
8Pickens County, GA8196.7$9.2M+11.4%#147 of 2,261
9Effingham County, GA80249.9$6.4M+14.1%#178 of 2,261
10Coweta County, GA79346.0$10.8M+9.2%#189 of 2,261
28Barrow County, GA593411.0$5.5M+18.7%#808 of 2,261

Other business types in Barrow County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Barrow County, GA?

There are 34 convenience stores on map listings in Barrow County as of September 2026. 21 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on groceries?

About $188.2M a year, or $6,112 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Barrow County has 11.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 38% 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 national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Barrow County would have about 24, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,566 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 59 for convenience stores (upper middle), #808 of 2,261 scored counties.

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