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Convenience stores in Douglas County, GA

How Douglas 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #355 of 2,261 scored counties
#15 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
41
23 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$321.1M
On groceries · $6,166 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,293
+6.6% 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 41 convenience stores in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $6,166 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $321.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 41 convenience stores, that is $7.8M per store, in line with 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 Douglas County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,720 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #355 of 2,261 scored counties and #15 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.910.08.0
Spending per listing$7.8M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,7202,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,166$6,137$6,319
Median household income$82,984$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$946K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
154,293+6.6% since 2020
Households
52,079
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
200 sq. mi.
People per square mile
739
Median household income
$82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,270
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
54,494
Daytime population
134,308Residents 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 Douglas 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
15Douglas County, GA73417.9$7.8M+6.6%#355 of 2,261

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Douglas County, GA?

There are 41 convenience stores on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 23 of them (56%) 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 Douglas County, GA spend on groceries?

About $321.1M a year, or $6,166 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 7.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,720 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 73 for convenience stores (upper middle), #355 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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