Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia
Convenience stores in Dougherty County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Dougherty County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,212 of 2,261 scored counties
#113 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 56
- 35 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +54.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $179.2M
- On groceries · $5,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Dougherty County is 8 (very low), #2,212 of 2,261 scored counties and #113 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 convenience stores in Dougherty County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,226 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Dougherty County spend about $179.2M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.2M per store, 59% 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 37 businesses with payroll in Dougherty County classed as convenience stores, up 54.2% from 2019. That is one for every 926 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 926 | 2,146 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +54.2% | +22.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,226 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 37+54.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5635 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 113Dougherty County, GA | 8 | 56 | 16.3 | $3.2M | −3.0% | #2,212 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Dougherty County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores10
- Grocery stores23
- Convenience stores8
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 Dougherty County, GA?
Dougherty County has 56 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 54.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on groceries?
About $179.2M a year, or $5,226 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Dougherty County has 16.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 23, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 926 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 8 for convenience stores (very low), #2,212 of 2,261 scored counties.
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