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Convenience stores in Richmond County, GA
The convenience stores in Richmond County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,886 of 2,261 scored counties
#82 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 100
- 61 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $421.3M
- On groceries · $5,494 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,559
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,886 of 2,261 scored counties and #82 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,494 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $421.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 100 convenience stores, that is $4.2M per store, 47% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 100 convenience stores on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 61% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 63% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Richmond County was 34 in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,256 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,256 | 2,146 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.0% | +22.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,494 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,637 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 34+36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10061 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,5590.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,694
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 635
- Median household income
- $55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,429
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 100,051
- Daytime population
- 227,215Residents 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 |
| 82Richmond County, GA | 27 | 100 | 13.0 | $4.2M | 0.0% | #1,886 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Richmond County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores34
- Grocery stores50
- Convenience stores27
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 Richmond County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 convenience stores in Richmond County. 61 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on groceries?
About $421.3M a year, or $5,494 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Richmond County has 13.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Richmond County would have about 54, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,256 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 27 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,886 of 2,261 scored counties.
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