Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia
Convenience stores in Bulloch County, GA
How Bulloch County, GA 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,563 of 2,261 scored counties
#61 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 46
- 28 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $172.5M
- On groceries · $5,589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,949
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 convenience stores in Bulloch County. 28 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 86% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,589 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Bulloch County spend about $172.5M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.7M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Bulloch County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,204 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bulloch County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Bulloch County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,563 of 2,261 scored counties and #61 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Bulloch 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.
| Measure | Bulloch County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,204 | 2,146 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,589 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,810 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $466K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4628 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,949+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 30,856
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 676 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,460
- Median home value
- $222,500
- Jobs located here
- 27,528
- Daytime population
- 78,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 91 | 32 | 5.3 | $12.3M | +12.7% | #26 of 2,261 |
| 2Forsyth County, GA | 89 | 44 | 4.9 | $15.1M | +11.8% | #40 of 2,261 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 88 | 40 | 7.3 | $9.1M | +7.9% | #65 of 2,261 |
| 4Fayette County, GA | 87 | 24 | 5.4 | $12.8M | +4.7% | #67 of 2,261 |
| 5Cherokee County, GA | 85 | 53 | 5.2 | $13M | +11.6% | #88 of 2,261 |
| 6Oconee County, GA | 85 | 13 | 8.7 | $8.2M | +6.9% | #93 of 2,261 |
| 7Cobb County, GA | 81 | 163 | 5.5 | $12.3M | +3.5% | #138 of 2,261 |
| 8Pickens County, GA | 81 | 9 | 6.7 | $9.2M | +11.4% | #147 of 2,261 |
| 9Effingham County, GA | 80 | 24 | 9.9 | $6.4M | +14.1% | #178 of 2,261 |
| 10Coweta County, GA | 79 | 34 | 6.0 | $10.8M | +9.2% | #189 of 2,261 |
| 61Bulloch County, GA | 38 | 46 | 14.9 | $3.7M | +8.8% | #1,563 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Bulloch County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores38
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 Bulloch County, GA?
There are 46 convenience stores on map listings in Bulloch County as of September 2026. 28 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Bulloch County, GA spend on groceries?
About $172.5M a year, or $5,589 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bulloch County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Bulloch County has 14.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.7M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 22, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,204 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 38 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,563 of 2,261 scored counties.
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