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Convenience stores in Lincoln County, GA

How Lincoln County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.7M
On groceries · $5,584 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.0
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,112
+5.3% 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 6 convenience stores in Lincoln County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 20.0 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Lincoln County comes to about $16.7M a year: $5,584 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 65% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Lincoln County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.010.08.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,584$6,137$6,319
Median household income$56,907$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,112+5.3% since 2020
Households
2,997
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
210 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$56,907
Average household income
$73,812
Median home value
$165,900
Jobs located here
1,432
Daytime population
5,813Residents 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County, GANot scored620.0$2.8M+5.3%

Other business types in Lincoln County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Lincoln County, GA?

There are 6 convenience stores on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $16.7M a year, or $5,584 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,997 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 20.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.8M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Lincoln County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 8,112 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,997 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $56,907, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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