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Convenience stores in Charlton County, GA

The convenience stores in Charlton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,007 of 2,261 scored counties
#93 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.2M
On groceries · $5,509 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
77% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.8
3.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,121
+4.7% 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

For convenience stores, Charlton County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,007 of 2,261 scored counties and #93 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,509 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Charlton County spend about $23.2M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.8M per store, 77% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Charlton County has 13 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 30.8 for every 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Charlton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,405 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Charlton County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Charlton 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 Charlton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCharlton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.810.08.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment1,4052,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,509$6,137$6,319
Median household income$61,276$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$257K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Charlton 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 Charlton County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,121+4.7% since 2020
Households
4,215
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
780 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$61,276+46.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,527
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
2,395
Daytime population
11,565Residents 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 Charlton 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
93Charlton County, GA221330.8$1.8M+4.7%#2,007 of 2,261

Other business types in Charlton County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Charlton County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 convenience stores in Charlton County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $23.2M a year, or $5,509 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 4,215 households in Charlton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Charlton County has 30.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $1.8M, 77% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Charlton County would have about 3, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,405 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Charlton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Charlton County at 13,121 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,215 households. The median household income in Charlton County is $61,276 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.0% 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. Charlton County scores 22 for convenience stores (low), #2,007 of 2,261 scored counties.

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