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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Georgia

Convenience stores in the Statesboro, GA area

The convenience stores in the Statesboro, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #420 of 529 scored small-town markets
#7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
57
34 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$194.2M
On groceries · $5,559 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,977
+8.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Statesboro area is 34 (lower middle), #420 of 529 scored small-town markets and #7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 convenience stores in the Statesboro area. 34 of them (60%) are chain locations, 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 $5,559 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Statesboro area spend about $194.2M a year on groceries. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 57% 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 19 businesses with payroll in the Statesboro area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Statesboro area grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Statesboro area 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 Statesboro, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStatesboro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.310.08.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment1,8392,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,559$6,137$6,319
Median household income$57,446$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$756K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5734 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 the Statesboro area, 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 the Statesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
97,977+8.0% since 2020
Households
34,933
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$57,446
Average household income
$79,525
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
31,179
Daytime population
89,130Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingsland, GA652712.4$4.8M+9.5%#134 of 529
2Jefferson, GA573913.7$4.7M+29.3%#217 of 529
3Jesup, GA441513.6$4M+7.8%#342 of 529
4Calhoun, GA433918.3$3.2M+6.9%#357 of 529
5Moultrie, GA42158.9$6M+3.3%#361 of 529
6Cornelia, GA402917.3$3.4M+9.3%#376 of 529
7Statesboro, GA345716.3$3.4M+8.0%#420 of 529
8LaGrange, GA-AL325012.4$4.4M+3.0%#429 of 529
9Thomasville, GA314415.3$3.7M+1.3%#431 of 529
10Cedartown, GA312515.7$3.5M+6.0%#434 of 529

Other business types in the Statesboro area

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Statesboro, GA area?

The Statesboro area has 57 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on groceries?

About $194.2M a year, or $5,559 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Statesboro, GA area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Statesboro area has 16.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.4M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Statesboro area would have about 25, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Statesboro area scores 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #420 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Statesboro area

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